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Archive for January 2011
After waiting a number of weeks for a copy of At Home by Bill Bryson to make its way off the Holdshelf and into general circulation at the local library, I finally purchased a copy the other day. I can fully admit to being completely fascinated by opinions, history and thoughts on what we all [...]
Maybe it is just a coincidence, but I are finding that I am working on a number of projects that deploy universal access principles as a major part of the design process. If you are not familiar with this term, universal access is an outgrowth of the barrier-free design guidelines that we were all using [...]
Last weekend my family and I went to the Stock Show in Denver. Amid all the cows and horses were an amazing collection of antique tractors. Hard to get much more beautiful than these. for Jim
“Plasticity” is not about plastics. However, it is about what plastics in a sense can do. As used by architects, plasticity is a term used to describe a rich, three-dimensional or sculptural presence of a building. When the form of a building exhibits a sculptural presence, even if that may be strictly made up of [...]
We are making good progress on the construction of a new studio in Boulder, Colorado for a couple who are artists, illustrators and authors of children’s books. The project greatly increases the size of their existing studio and adds a second-level loft space. The original studio was a dark, poorly-constructed structure and it was awkwardly [...]
Many of you who live in Boulder may have read the Daily Camera stories about the mystery artist whose works have shown up at various places in the city. It is an interesting, ongoing story that many would like to solve. I think there have been two large works installed without the knowledge (or consent) [...]
This distinction is often confusing for architects, not to mention contractors and homeowners. A muntin is a small bar that separates two pieces of glass, aka “glazing bar” or “sash bar”: A mullion is a bar or post that separates two window units: To add some confustion and a bit more complication, an astragel is [...]
The Chicago Architectural Club ran a competition last year to elicit ideas about what to do with the ill-fated Chicago Spire project. Our entry was never really considered for submission, but has been worked on and off since. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, the Spire was to be the self-described “most significant residential development in the [...]
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