Category Archives: Design

I love this Porch

I really love this porch. I took this picture a few years ago while working in Portsmouth, Virginia. Yes, I did climb onto some trash cans to get this shot, and I am actually surprised that the neighbors did not … Continue reading

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North Adams: Workshop Location

Imagine North Adams is being hosted within a vacant shop front on Main Street. It is really important to hold public meetings near the site you are working, and in an easily accessible location. This provides the greatest opportunity for … Continue reading

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Pottery Barn

Humans can both progress and regress in culture and style. Despite what some historians and architects tell us, humans do not have to advance in a linear pattern. The Pottery Barn provides us a great example of this in their … Continue reading

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Road Frustrates Drivers

The headline sums up a both the success and the demise of the great American modernist experiment. I saw this headline in the paper during one of my recent trips. The location does not matter, but this story can be … Continue reading

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Second chance for Indiantown project

Here is a short news story on the Carter Park Project in Indiantown. This development will provide 40 new affordable homes, be home to a new 22,000 square foot Boys and Girls Club, and treat stormwater from over 130 acres … Continue reading

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Educating Cars

I finally have stumbled onto the higher education home of the car. Today, I am at theUniversity of Central Florida in Orlando. Cranes are busy raising the decks of several new parking garages. As I stare across the campus the are … Continue reading

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Great Streets: Eustis, Florida

I want to share with all of you a great street in Eustis, Florida. View Larger Map Rarely do I stumble across a great new street in an old neighborhood. Yes, this is a very old right of way, where … Continue reading

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