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- Edward Hodges
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WHAT PARENTING A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD TAUGHT ME ABOUT MANAGEMENT. WHAT PARENTING A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD TAUGHT ME ABOUT MANAGEMENT. In my architectural education and experience, there was a minimal amount of management training on the way to running a firm. You have to observe and gradually learn these skills on the job. But there is nothing that prepares you for being the parent of a special needs child. You […]. September 29th, 2016. USING PERCEPTION TO CREATE VALUE IN YOUR HOUSING PROJECTS. I feel like ...
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- DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
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A DRAWING, A SIGNATURE. An early Wright rendering showing pencil techniques for foliage, framing rendering and parallel pencil lines for shadows. Rem Huygens’ drawing for the Tregurtha House, Darien, CT (Blog post week 13: The White Houses). Using F.L. Wright techniques to emphasize building’s connection to the landscape. Alexander House, Marblehead, MA (Blog post week 13: The White Houses). THE STUDENT BECOMES THE TEACHER. Guangzhou Urban Plan, China, 1993. As part of a master plan for Guangzhou, Te...
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- Hospitality
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THE SAME, ONLY BETTER. THE SAME, ONLY BETTER. THE MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE MASTERPLAN, NEW PALTZ, NY 2005-2012. In the late 1980s, I was on a plane reading the airline magazine about an historic rustic retreat in upstate New York with an incredible setting as illustrated in the pictures in the article. I have a passion for visiting these historic […]. November 6th, 2015. REFRESHING AT THE WATER’S EDGE. REFRESHING AT THE WATER’S EDGE. THE WATER’S EDGE, WESTBROOK, CONNECTICUT 1984-1990. July 16th, 2015. On WH...
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- Residential
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USING PERCEPTION TO CREATE VALUE IN YOUR HOUSING PROJECTS. USING PERCEPTION TO CREATE VALUE IN YOUR HOUSING PROJECTS. I took a perception class in college thinking that understanding how people saw things could be useful in architecture. The class turned out to be a lot about how the eye sees things and had lots of experiments like learning that if you look at a red sheet of paper […]. July 29th, 2016. THE MAURAN HOUSE, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 1974. March 9th, 2016. December 23rd, 2015. Those of you who...
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- Senior Living
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FULFILLING OUR NATION’S PROMISE. FULFILLING OUR NATION’S PROMISE. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME NEW COMMONS, WASHINGTON, DC 2009. In 1811, Congress confirmed through legislation a promise made by our founding fathers to care of our infirm and retired military servicemen and women. In return for risking their lives in the service of their country, the country would care for them […]. November 20th, 2015. THE LEONARD FLORENCE CENTER FOR LIVING, CHELSEA, MA 2005-2010. October 23rd, 2015. August 28th, 2015.
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- Commercial
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PUTTING A SHINE ON THE BOOTT. PUTTING A SHINE ON THE BOOTT. BOOTT MILL, LOWELL, MA 1988. The story of the revival of Boot Mill involves the determination of a senator and a city, an amazing amount of drawing, and the passage of time. Senator Paul Tsongas was Lowell’s champion, determined to turn its fortunes around after the textile industry left in the […]. July 2nd, 2015. A COUPLE OF MULLIGANS. A COUPLE OF MULLIGANS. IPSWICH COUNTRY CLUB, IPSWICH, MA 1986. June 18th, 2015. June 12th, 2015. While Riverv...
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- Science / Labs
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WHEN ZERO IS THE GOAL. WHEN ZERO IS THE GOAL. NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING, DANVERS, MA 2012. Designing buildings which generate renewable energy equal to the amount being consumed by the building is an example where zero is the goal. A number of small mostly residential structures have successfully achieved this goal and are known […]. December 16th, 2015. FRAUNHOFER CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS, BOSTON, MA 2010-2013. November 25th, 2015. The st...
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- A COUPLE OF MULLIGANS
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A COUPLE OF MULLIGANS. IPSWICH COUNTRY CLUB, IPSWICH, MA 1986. World renowned golf course designer Robert Trent Jones owned a plot of land in Ipswich for about 15 years. Jones had designed a golf course for the property that he wanted to build, but was never able to get it off the ground. Ace Eaton, with whom we had done Loon Mountain. Left: Fairway side of two of the duplex types. Right: Street side of duplex 2015. Eric’s rendering of the first scheme. Ace and Ed were not enamored with this version of h...
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- Academic
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DELIVERING QUALITY DESIGN THROUGH DESIGN/BUILD. DELIVERING QUALITY DESIGN THROUGH DESIGN/BUILD. We know that good design is not limited by the project delivery system; it has been delivered under many different scenarios including Design/Bid/Build, CM, CM at Risk, Bridging and Design/Build. Quality design is an iterative process that takes into account the client’s program and desires and then presents solutions that […]. May 25th, 2016. ST MARY’S HALL, BOSTON COLLEGE, CHESTNUT HILL, MA 2015. Designing b...