architecture

12
Jun
On the Seattle Box and building a visceral house.

On the Seattle Box and building a visceral house.

People who build their own home tend to be very courageous. These people are curious about life. They’re thinking
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12
Jun
Tuesday, December 23. The shoes I wore to meet the architect....

Tuesday, December 23. The shoes I wore to meet the architect....

weren’t worn to meet the architect at all. They were worn to meet the builder. The designs aren’t
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12
Jun
Friday, November 14. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

Friday, November 14. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

The trim. I prefer post-modern. Will prefers the traditional. And, lucky for Mies, we both prefer dogs, despite all this.
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12
Jun
Wednesday, October 8th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect....

Wednesday, October 8th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect....

It is that time. That time of transition. That time when one must think about the meta and the micro.
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12
Jun
Tuesday, September 16th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect....

Tuesday, September 16th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect....

Everything I ever needed to know about love and yearning I learned from loving books. Meeting for the first time
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12
Jun
Thursday, March 27th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect....

Thursday, March 27th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect....

The wind of the Olympic Mountains has no power over it; the heavy and rigid trunks of this tree defy
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12
Jun
Letters from Paris: Why don't we build like this anymore?

Letters from Paris: Why don't we build like this anymore?

The Notre Dame. Sacre Coeur. L’Hotel de Ville. Places des Vosges. The Saint Michel Fountain and the Louvre. The
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12
Jun
Letters from Paris: On cities as museums.

Letters from Paris: On cities as museums.

It’s springtime in Paris and I have something to confess (although the fact that I feel the need to
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12
Jun
Friday, Nov 1, 2013. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

Friday, Nov 1, 2013. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

I am on the other side of the table now. I am not the designer, but the designee. The client.
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12
Jun
Friday, October 18th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

Friday, October 18th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

1 How to draw a line. Architects use different lines for different purposes, but the line type most specific to
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