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April 19, 2019 • 0 Comments The art of selling architecture.

Not all well-designed and constructed buildings are architecture. Occasionally, perhaps, an artist or skilled artisan...

I have become jaded, fearing contemporary architecture has been replaced by the intrusion of the...

May 18, 2018 • 0 Comments Energy Efficiency in Historic Architecture

To understand the appropriate treatment of Historic Architecture, one must consider its foundational efficiencies. The...

March 30, 2018 • 0 Comments Then and Now; One

Francisco Terrace by Frank Lloyd Wright 1895 While cleaning out some of my bookshelves I...

March 7, 2018 • 1 Comment Lawrence Simons FAIA – Retires

Larry Simons FAIA turned 80 in May of 2017. He had retired from architectural practice...

September 12, 2017 • 0 Comments Frank Gehry and the power of encouragement.

This is a story about the influence and...

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