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Worms and Systems
I keep worms in my basement. It’s a pretty silly exercise, really, as I have no yard and no garden. A few pots do OK outside of my kitchen (a concrete slab, 6’ x 13’) but the supply of worm castings far outstrips demand. My wife finds it remarkably creepy and won’t have much to [...]
Our Office Dog, Carl
I like having a dog at our office. Our office dog is Carl, a yellow lab that lives with Jason.
Carl has changed the tone of the office. We are pretty relaxed, but hard working. When Jason proposed that he bring Carl in, part of me imagined that we would spend our [...]
Paying Attention
Domestic tasks are best when given the attention they deserve. Preparing a meal for a lover on a special occasion has its own gravity; nervousness, anticipation of pleasure, intimacy – it barely qualifies as a domestic task. The standing life-support activities like vacuuming and laundry have almost no weight. They float in and out of [...]
Treasure in Paris
I recently attended the conference for Hands On! Europe – the children’s museum association of Europe. This was the second of their conferences I have attended and it was wonderful and challenging. I am always humbled by meeting with a group of folks who have managed to learn multiple languages in their lives (among the [...]
High Tension Towers
I love electrical high tension towers. How many times have you looked past these hulking behemoths while driving down the New Jersey Turnpike, through Boston’s industrial outskirts, near Gary, Indiana’s old steel furnaces? OK, how many of you have been to Gary?
While designing the Morris Arboretum’s tree canopy walk (sorry I am not [...]
Architizer, A New Social Network for Architects, Launches Online
Yesterday, a new social network for Architects, Architezer, launched. While the site is still in its infancy, it shows real promise – highlighting architects, firms, upcoming competitions, and job openings throughout the world.
The need for architects to display their work in a sanctioned environment could lead to something very successful. I see Architizer beginning where [...]
Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg
I was just in St. Petersburg, Florida, as a guest speaker at the Industrial Perforators Association annual meeting. Great people. We work a lot with perforated metal in our projects.
We visited the Salvador Dali Museum there—an unlikely location for this impressive collection of this artist’s work. Apparently, the Morse family of Ohio collected his work [...]
More Press for Out on a Limb Tree Adventure at the Morris Arboretum
The amount of local press received for Out on a Limb Tree Adventure at the Morris Arboretum has been spectacular. We never tire of the news segments, newspaper columns and magazine articles highlighting our recent project. At the risk of blogging too much about the project, we want to share a recent news segment displaying [...]
iPhone Apps Appealing to Architects and Designers
The New York Times City Room blogged today about a new iPhone app that presents Manhattan as it never was: Museum of The Phantom City. As you travel past highlighted locations, your GPS signals to the App to display what site would look like if the architects had their way. Basically, the New York that [...]
Age of Aquarius?
I have been at times identified as a cynic. I get squirmy at the end of my yoga class (yes a cynic who practices yoga) when we are asked to get all “thankful” and introspective in public. My yoga teacher started talking earlier this year about the coming of the “Age of Aquarius,” an alignment [...]
