southport challenges

March 3rd, 2010 [Comments § 0]

The Southport project was not the biggest nor was it the most complex, however, considering its size and scope, it was one of my most memorable project due to all its political challenges . As it turn out, this is the first residential roof top with a sports court!

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understanding process

February 12th, 2010 [Comments § 0]

Understanding Process. This is part 2 of clarifying architects and architecture, see part 1: understanding values

This is a clip of the Simpson’s episode featuring “the design process”, where Frank Gehry receives a letter from Marge urging him to design a Cultural Center for Springfield. Gehry crumples the letter, disgusted, and throws it to the ground, then sees the resulting form and has an architectural epiphany. The resultant design is the balled-paper-as-building. Although some architects do use this method, and it is accepted by a few clients, this process is usually not the norm.

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understanding values

February 3rd, 2010 [Comments § 0]

architects In thinking about the last post, I wonder if people who have these unreasonable thoughts are just unaware of who architects are, what the architectural process is, and how architects get things built? Personally I have to say that, I for one, used to be unclear as to what architects do.

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shanty dwelling

January 20th, 2010 [Comments § 0]

In collaboration with artist Baltazar CastilloShanty Towns and their dwellings exist in a haphazard and transient state through use of unmanaged scraps and unguided construction. The absence of urban planning is evident in the lack of street grids and disorganization through-out. Life-safety has always been a large risk factor in these communities.

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do not feed the architects

January 12th, 2010 [Comments § 0]

Do Not Feed the Architects I’m going to go off on a tangent here; this post has nothing to do with design or being green. Though, it still pertains to being smart, considerate and just being a good human being.

With the economy the way it is, it seems as though most people think that they have the right to try and take advantage of hard working professionals…us architects. Come on, give us a break, as a profession, we have one of the highest unemployment rates!

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got hot water?

December 29th, 2009 [Comments § 0]

Got Hot Water? We all know what it feels like waking up early in the morning: still sleepy, groggy, and impatient for the shower to heat up. Yes, we’ve all been there, it’s very frustrating waiting for that hot water. However, have any of us stopped to think that, during that early morning period, what happens to the +2-3 gallons of water that runs down the drain during our wait?

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a first for everything

December 21st, 2009 [Comments § 0]

Ascension
One of the exciting thing that attracted me to architecture and design is that it touches on everything around us.

One great example is alluded to us here in this film by Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine, Koolhaas houselife.

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