After thirty-eight years in the same house, I’ve lived through enough design trends to make your head spin. I remember when everything was harvest gold and avocado green, then came…
You know, after thirty-eight years in the same house, I’ve watched our suburban neighborhood change in ways that don’t always make sense. More pavement, fewer trees, houses built right up…
You know that feeling when you’re hiking through a forest or sitting by a lake, and suddenly everything just feels… right? Your shoulders drop, you breathe deeper, and for a…
You know that feeling when you step outside after being cooped up in the house all day? That sense of relief when you’re finally breathing fresh air, maybe hearing birds…
So I saw the Amazon Spheres trending on my Instagram feed again last week – you know, those massive glass dome things in Seattle that look like giant snow globes…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about something that struck me during a recent doctor’s appointment. The waiting room was one of those typical medical office spaces – fluorescent lights…
I’ll be honest – I never thought much about hospital design until I started spending more time in them. Between visiting family members and a couple of my own procedures…
Living in the same house for nearly four decades gives you a front-row seat to how communities grow and change around you. What started as farmland beyond our back fence…
# When Buildings Come Alive: My Journey Into Nature-Inspired Architecture You know how sometimes you walk into a space and it just feels completely different? That happened to me last…
I’ve been following the work of nonprofit organizations in promoting what they call biophilic design, and I have to say, it’s impressive how much these groups are accomplishing on limited…
When I step out our back door these days, I’m struck by how much more aware I’ve become of the sounds around me. The rustle of leaves in the maple…
You know what I’ve been obsessing over lately? How our house changes throughout the year. I was sitting in the kitchen this morning, watching my daughter eat breakfast in this…
Even in the heart of busy cities, with all their concrete and traffic noise, there’s something remarkable happening that most people walk right past. I’ve been noticing it more over…
I was at Target the other day – just picking up printer paper and somehow ending up with $150 worth of stuff I didn’t need – when I realized something.…
Last spring, my wife and I took our first international trip in years – a visit to our son who’s working in the Middle East. While she was content spending…