A place for creative, green, sustainable, design inspiration…
I am working on exercising my brain and part of the rainy season is doing some reading. I was reviewing mostly architectural articles and then my family persuaded me to read Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
The Day I finished the book Greg Mortenson was on Bill Moyer’s Journal on [...]
Thu, January 28 2010 » Inspiration » No Comments
I have been working with these folks on the Rainer Building. They are the LEED consultants and do very fine work.
Thought this was an interesting blog you might want to peruse.
Lots of good information sharing on the New Year’s Challenge for Brightworks for 2010.
Related Posts:
Learning More About Green Roofs
Works in Progress – Pierce College
Enjoy this [...]
Thu, January 7 2010 » Inspiration » No Comments
This one is just for fun…
Designer Chiyu Chen has created a design involvolving two of my favorite things: renewable energy and bicycles. The Energy Generating Rental Bike System was showcased a while ago over at Inhabitat. I hope you will take a moment to check it out.
Enjoy this site? Subscribe and keep up with all [...]
Sun, August 2 2009 » Inspiration, Links, On the Road » No Comments
Several years ago I found myself in Denmark to visit a daughter who was studying there and I discovered what has become one of my favorite spots. Just North of Copenhagen there is a wonderful ode to design and innovation: the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.
It has been some time since I have been back [...]
Tue, July 28 2009 » Inspiration » No Comments
It is all too easy to get caught up in the details of any design project and forget that the project is indeed a process of design. So today I thought I would showcase several buildings that remind me how much architecture truly is an art…
Enjoy this site? Subscribe and keep up with all the [...]
Tue, July 14 2009 » Inspiration » 1 Comment
Dear Dad,
I will be graduating tomorrow and I am so proud of myself. There have been many times when I thought I would never get here, and I know I never would have, if it hadn’t been for you and your support. I appreciate everything you have done for me not only financially but for [...]
Thu, June 18 2009 » Inspiration » 2 Comments
by Patricia
The voice said, “Do you remember a couple of years ago we were attempting to get the new automotive center building design at our Community College?” Yes, I remembered that well and all the efforts that went into trying to secure that work. The job passed them by which turned out to be [...]
Thu, May 28 2009 » Inspiration » No Comments
I wanted to include some of the renderings for the Mount Rainer building at Pierce College in Lakewood, Washington.
This is the building that I am currently working on looking at energy efficient systems and ideas.
This building will have one of the largest green roof systems in our state.
Learning all the structural formulas and how important [...]
Tue, May 26 2009 » Inspiration » 2 Comments
May 2009 of the National Geographic Magazine truly caught my attention: GREEN ROOFS
On the cover is an ICE BABY Frozen Mammoth and that story is quite exciting too, but down at the bottom left corner is the title that truly captured my attention.
“Chicago North American’s leading ‘green roofs’ city” is front page [...]
Tue, May 19 2009 » Discoveries, Inspiration » No Comments
The following statistic was quoted in 2 different speeches I heard this past weekend and it made an impression on my mind; rather like the little tune that plays over and over again all day long.
First World nations such as the United States currently eat up far more than their share. The Sierra Club notes [...]
Thu, April 23 2009 » Inspiration » No Comments
