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Although it has been a very cloudy rainy spring, I am ready to put up the exterior skylight sun screens. I figured that just as the summer solstice came I believe the summer sunshine will arrive too! I also wanted to check on our production of solar energy from our panels as our payment check [...]
Thu, July 1 2010 » Inspiration » No Comments
Last week I shared with you what the outside of the new building looked like – what was going to greet the Students when they moved into the Science and Math building on April 5, 2010. I thought I would share with you what was going on inside those buildings to get ready for the [...]
Thu, April 8 2010 » Inspiration » No Comments
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sun, August 2 2009 » Inspiration, Links, On the Road » 1 Comment
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tue, May 26 2009 » Inspiration » 2 Comments
