Travel Blog Part 1: Bangkok
On first impression, driving down the highway into the city from the airport, Bangkok is impressively large and modern. The city rises up like New York, but also sprawls out like Los Angeles, seemingly forever. Bangkok is a port city of more than eight million, with...
Shigeru Ban Named Pritzker Laureate 2014
“Shigeru Ban is a tireless architect whose work exudes optimism. Where others may see insurmountable challenges, Ban sees a call to action. Where others might take a tested path, he sees the opportunity to innovate. He is a committed teacher who is not only a...
Women In Architecture: Norma Merrick Sklarek
Norma Merrick Sklarek (1928-2012) Norma Sklarek was born in Harlem, New York. She graduated from Columbia University School of Architecture in 1950. Sklarek was the first African American woman to be licensed as an architect in New York and California, in 1954 and...
Julia Morgan Awarded 2014 AIA Gold Medal
Julia Morgan becomes the first female to receive the AIA Gold Medal The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced their decision to posthumously award the 2014 AIA Gold Medal to Julia Morgan, FAIA, “whose extensive body of work has served as...
Women in Architecture: Natalie de Blois
Natalie de Blois “Her mind and hands, worked marvels in design — and only she and God would ever know just how many great solutions, with the imprimatur of one of the male heroes of S.O.M., owed much more to her than was attributed by either S.O.M. or the client.”...
Women in Architecture: Lutah Maria Riggs
Lutah Maria Riggs, FAIA She lived and defined the Santa Barbara lifestyle, incorporating it into her architecture. Her works showcase her admiration of simplicity and majesty of site and beauty without ostentation. Lutah Maria Riggs (1896-1984), was the first licensed...
Women In Architecture: Aino Aalto
Aino Aalto (1894-1949) was a well-known Finnish architect and designer. She studied architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology like her husband, the famous Alvar Aalto. In 1920 she went to work for architect Oiva Kallio in Helsinki. Then in 1923 she went...
Dog House to be Raffled to Benefit Seaside Animal Rescue
In an animal loving office, we felt a dog house was a great design exercise and an excellent way to raise funds for a charity that we strongly believe in. It was also a fun and exciting experience for us. We had a great time collaborating with Danny...
Kowloon Walled City
Kowloon Walled City is one of the most fascinating and extreme examples of human settlements I have ever read about. It is more cramped and crowded than any pre-law tenement house I know of. Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, ungoverned settlement in...
Women in Architecture: Greta Magnusson Grossman
Greta M. Grossman (1906 - 1999) Greta Magnusson Grossman (1906-1999) maintained a prolific forty-year career on two continents, Europe and North America, with achievements in industrial design, interior design and architecture.In the late 1920s Grossman...