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5 Questions Joe Ferraro

Welcome to our first installment of 5 Questions. This is a spot where we will be asking architects a bit about their craft and how they integrate green design into their work. And the 5 Questions are: 1. Why did you choose Architecture to express yourself in your work? 2. What was/is your favorite project [...]

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Wed, December 31 2008 » 5 Questions » No Comments

Welcome to On the Road

This is the section where I will be sharing my passion for bicycle riding and touring.  I will update it whenever I have story to share or new design for the “greatest” bike of them all, or when I have some photos taken from one of my rides to share. I have included a design [...]

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Wed, December 31 2008 » On the Road » 2 Comments

Resources

My work email is nearly stuffed to capacity with newsletters and industry email.  I just can’t read them all, so I skim through, attempting to find an article or two that might be of assistance to my work. Most days, the email can be overwhelming or distracting. But then I happen across an article which [...]

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Wed, December 31 2008 » Reading » No Comments

Along for the ride

By PATRICIA When I married Tom the Biking Architect, I did not understand what being an architect’s spouse would mean.  I was just along for the ride in that area of our marriage.  Oh what a ride it has been – a joy ride. Soon, very soon, after our wedding we went to our first [...]

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Wed, December 31 2008 » Discoveries » No Comments

Inspirations and in memory of…

I wish to share on this post the names of some people who were a great Inspiration to me. Jim McGranahan Jim was about 8 to 10 years older than I am and practiced architecture at the McGranahan Partnership in Tacoma, Washington. He was a good mentor and teacher and an active participant in the [...]

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Tue, December 30 2008 » Inspiration » 2 Comments

Products

This is a list of products that I am interested in researching and using in my design strategies, particularly as they relate to energy efficiency and use reduction.  Sometimes, I will comment on the products. Primarily, I will use the information from the products’ websites and refer you to the site or blog for your [...]

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Tue, December 30 2008 » Products » 2 Comments

Contact me

Contact Me Tom Sanford AIA Principal in Charge of Design / Project Architect MSGS Architects and Planners 510 South Capitol Way Olympia, WA 98501 360.943.6774  ext. 12 you can e-mail me at bikingarchitect AT gmail.com Enjoy this site? Subscribe and keep up with all the updates! Or support this site by promoting us through your [...]

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Mon, December 29 2008 » Links » No Comments