You know what hit me the other day while I was watching my kids play in our backyard? They were completely absorbed building fairy houses under the Japanese maple I…
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…
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…
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…
I never paid much attention to school buildings when I was young – they were just places you went to learn, usually pretty sterile affairs with fluorescent lights and cinder…