Small and Dignified

This wonderful townhouse is in Charleston, South Carolina.  It's a perfect example of "Affordable Housing" 

As a follow up ... the mall

So maybe we don't need the mall after all, 
I was trying to remember the last time I was in one. 
I now buy almost everything online.  Except groceries.
So if we were to rebuild Main Street what would need to be there.
Hmmmmmm

The Mall Killed Main Street

Main Street had citizens ..............................
the mall has consumers ..............................


Could a mall be configured and designed as a main street?
Could we go back to being citizens?  
Hmmmmm 

For President's Day ...... This photo reminds me of Jefferson and his Love of Books

Thanks to Luke Moloney - Architect for photo.....

Getting Started

Some designers cringe when they see a client walking into their office with a whole stack of design magazines, I love to see this, it means you have started doing some of the heavy lifting.  It provides me with a wealth of knowledge as to what your tastes are and what your looking to achieve.  Projects should be a reflection of their owners, not of their architects.  I do not believe in "Starchitecture".   So when it's time to do a project make a binder or folder and keep adding to it as you go along, it should be a valuable resource for your architect.

Swimming ..... indoors?

I am not such a fan of swimming indoors, to me it's an summer outside kind of thing. However, I am sure I would not mind here... its the indoor pool of a 75m estate... photo courtesy of Forbes.