May 8, 2013
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I recently got to tour the Brooks House in Brattleboro which burned a few years ago. A group of local investors is working to re-build and restore the Brooks House and I tagged along on a tour given to some … Continue reading
April 11, 2013
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Some friends recently announced that they were going to leave the Brattleboro area in search of a better life. The list is: 1. A Waldorf school for their kid to be able to go to through high school. 2. Better … Continue reading
February 14, 2013
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An older post buried away and re-posted here today for ya’all with some extra muttering added. As I have mentioned before, much of my work is for people who would never have gone to an architect in the first place, … Continue reading
November 20, 2012
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I am working on this new small greek revival in Maine. Not the high style Greek Revival with huge columns like you see on banks and government buildings but the small, simple style that is so ubiquitous in New England … Continue reading
September 26, 2012
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An interesting facebook discussion recently – highlights here. Perhaps my mom-in-Law should be one of those nerdy building engineer folks!
August 28, 2012
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Another barely architectural post wherein I ruminate on elementary education models.
August 21, 2012
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I’m the only architect in the United States without an I-Phone ? (or rectangly glasses)
August 7, 2012
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As my mom says: “When do you actually work?” The answer is complicated. I try to fit in a bit of work here and there when nobody is paying attention.
June 25, 2012
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I have been asked before: If I could start from scratch with a decent budget, what sort of a house would I build for myself? I was thinking about that the other day as my eyes wandered up to the … Continue reading
May 10, 2012
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I stole this off a friends facebook page and I don’t know where she got it from.
April 5, 2012
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Probably related to the previous post. There seems to be a lot of psychology to what I do as an architect.
April 3, 2012
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(Grumbly architect alert) Nostalgia is a powerful design influence for most clients. I find it interesting that otherwise artistic and creative people get all conservative when considering their own houses and I think a lot of this is due to … Continue reading
March 26, 2012 by bob | 2 Comments
Another one for my Urban hipster friends:
Pa Ingalls ain’t got nothin on me! Continue Reading →
March 15, 2012
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This should really stun my more urban friends. My morning commute was blocked by some $#%$$# trying to drive through this soup with a little car. Which then got stuck and was abandoned. This just in: The car belongs to … Continue reading
March 12, 2012
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From Martin Holladay on Green Building Advisor in an artivle titled “Occupant Behavior Makes a Difference” Engineer things all you want but when you put Americans into a house the metrics tend to change. This is pretty funny. It didn’t … Continue reading
November 30, 2011
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Anyone can draw up a floor plan right? well…. Drawing a a floor plan is more complicated than most people realize. Floor plans are a fun but small part of what I do as an architect and involve much more … Continue reading
November 18, 2011
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The idea of architect billing for their services as a percentage of construction cost has, in the past, struck me as inherently unfair but increasingly, I am seeing the merit in that method of compensation. In my own experience, when … Continue reading
October 31, 2011
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Bob Borson in his blog “Life of an Architect” touched on the Red Flags subject recently which put me in a grumpy architect mood. I would like to elaborate on his list of red flags. Beware clients who want a … Continue reading
October 3, 2011
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We have a cemetery on our land with two skeletons in it. This will probably be an excellent source of terror for our kid at some point. We also have the stone foundation of the house where they lived over … Continue reading
July 22, 2011
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I have been thinking a lot about traditional vs. modern home design. These terms are gross oversimplifications and this is the categorization of style issues I like to complain about. In the eyes of the populace it seems that modern … Continue reading