by Rick
If it comes as a surprise that an architect would find inspiration
What Camping Teaches Us
May 6th, 2016CALL AND RESPONSE: The Site Speaks. We Listen. A Case Study.
January 6th, 2015“Site” is a loaded word – in a good way. It
SPRING MUSINGS: Design For the Seasons Puts Nature At the Center
April 3rd, 2014
The Garden Gate
by Rick
When I set my clock forward, I also set my mind forward, in the spirit of anticipation. For me, Spring is a season full of promise. The branches are still naked and only the most precocious plants dare to emerge from the earth. But the sun shines and the temperature climbs. We return home from work with daylight still stretched out ahead of us. In the race for more facetime in the sky, the sun pulls ahead of the moon as we cross the equinox.
My friends are fortunate to live in a house that seizes this moment, and delivers it to them.
Nature Center With A Mission
April 3rd, 2014by Rick
I just came back from seeing Madagascar, and I don
THE VILLAGE, GREEN: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability
April 2nd, 2014by Rick
David Owen beat me to the punch
TAR & FEATHER YOUR BUILDING – OR REHAB IT: Putting Your Downtown on the National Register Won’t Limit Your Options
April 1st, 2014I am a building owner and I don
Occupy Western New York!
March 31st, 2014
I am pre-occupied with Occupation. As an architect, I
THINK LOCAL, ACT GLOBAL?
March 17th, 2014Community…By Design: The Farmers’ Market as a Civic Space
March 10th, 2014Some of my favorite architecture projects have no walls.
Farmers
Home Evolution 101: Next GENeration
March 4th, 2014
The rule for neighborhoods and their venerable houses is the same as that which guides the evolution of species
