What really happens when two people collide? Was it truly unavoidable as in a ‘pure accident’, or was one party, perhaps both parties acting in a negligent manner? Continue reading “What is an Accident? How does that relate to Architecture & Urban Design?”
Rescinding Stop Work Orders with Common Sense
This is a couple of stories about the use of common sense, staying calm, clear headed, and moving towards a solution without hesitation…
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‘Learning from Las Vegas’ -NOT!
Robert Venturi, Denise Brown and Steven Izen’s book ‘Learning from Las Vegas‘ makes an argument for finding order with in an apparently chaotic urban environment and using this supposed gained knowledge as justification for design. Continue reading “‘Learning from Las Vegas’ -NOT!”
To be a great architect… you must be able to draw.
In order to be a great Architect, the individual needs to know how to draw. But it isn’t just that one can put a pencil down on paper, what an ability to drawing represents is that the individual knows how to see. Yes, see. Continue reading “To be a great architect… you must be able to draw.”
Pyramid of Knowledge, An Attitude Approach to Learning
Each new thing a person learns is one block in their own Pyramid of Knowledge. That is, when they learn about how to cross a street, they’ve earned one block. Every block builds upon another and is reinforced over time. Without this core knowledge continual reinforcement one’s pyramid can crumble. Continue reading “Pyramid of Knowledge, An Attitude Approach to Learning”
Concept for an ideal house.
To paint with words a concept for an idea house, designed to help forge an optimistic age of humanism. Continue reading “Concept for an ideal house.”
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