Blueprint for Design

A hiaku for architects

Many hats are worn today.

Our hats are stolen by knaves!

Authority ours!

Establish a new order now!

Take your hat back now!

Design Process – Part 1

All creative people have a process.   The process I speak of is everything it takes to bring a client’s thoughts or idea to a completed design.  Sometimes, it can be easy.  Other times it can be grueling. Inspiration, creativity and progress might happen fast or you might find yourself at a major roadblock.   The process [...]

Abandoned Places

I’m a sucker for old buildings. Not just old buildings kept in immaculate condition. I like the old ones that are neglected, forgotten…abandoned. Whether it’s trying to imagine what went on in them or why were they built? I think about what stories played out in their rooms. If there’s one major criticism I have [...]

Heat and Repeat

So with Memorial Day weekend over the nation will be thinking of things like air conditioning as the summer officially kicks off. Today, I am going out line manifolded ductless heat pumps. I was able to learn firsthand about these systems working on a LEED hotel in Colorado. I want to give readers some background [...]

Changes

Change can be exciting. New beginnings, going forth into uncharted territories, so much fun you can puke. Joking aside, change can be hard to handle, especially for a construction project. If change isn’t managed properly  by all team members, it can shut down a job. When is change good? Change can fit into a project, [...]

Hockey Logos

As the Chicago Blackhawks are cruising through the playoffs I’ve been thinking about hockey a lot lately.  After the popularity of a previous post on Minor League Baseball Logos, I wondered if other sports had unique minor league teams and logos. Much to my surprise there are some pretty cool logos in the world of [...]