My all time favorite sketch is… drum roll, please… a hot dog stand. Yep. Of all my sketches, this kitschy, little hot dog stand truly flips my boat, floats my world and rocks my switch (in all conceivable variations): Tail o’ the Pup
If you are going to get lost, do it in Venice. And, bring a pencil… Someday I’ll have to put some color on these. It just isn’t Venice without.
Many years have passed since Robyn and I visited the romantic town of Rothenburg, Germany. A quick image search confirms it is still as picturesque as ever and, best of all, my favorite tower did not wander off. Huh? Wander off? Notice the stubby, little
Notice the sublime use of color. The exquisite attention to detail. The horizontal layering juxtaposed with vertical stacking. Not to mention the symbiotic prose creating a didactic metaphor expressing the joy and sorrow of life itself. They just don’t teach this stuff in
When it’s the Kamandalu in Ubud, Bali. One of the interesting things about architects (or possibly annoying if you are one of our spouses) is we live and breathe architecture. So much so that we often plan our vacations around buildings we
I’m designing my first home on the island of Kauai this week (and it’s about damn time). After spending some time playing tourist, I can’t imagine why anyone would want to build here when there is plenty of land available