via Apu Gomes / Getty Images Because of its flexibility wood has become the material of choice for construction of homes in earthquake...

via Associated Press People have been adding sprinklers to roofs and exteriors of buildings for years. Unfortunately, that’s only as good...

via AP Photo / Ethan Swope 1.         Fire Intrusion:   There are points where wind carried embers that can travel miles and easily make...

via ANG News   1.         Brush Clearance: Let’s be honest… one of the most obvious ways to protect a structure is brush clearance....

Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images I’m writing this while the news is reporting yet another wildfire. Let me start with… we are deeply...

The most difficult question to answer, and the most frequently asked question...

A personal story of why one choose to be an architect

I had no idea this little museum existed in Los Angeles. What a find! It has one of the best museum gift shops ever and hosts lovely...

1. Exhibition Design I liked the design of this exhibition. The nature of these artifacts does not allow any interaction, but most of the...

the elevator lobby and unit entrance mark the essential 'sense of arrival' and can evoke the pride one should feel about his/her hom

Truth About Honed Finish Quartz A few years ago, starting with Ceasar Stone, many of quartz brands started launching honed finish quartz....

Packaging design has very clear goals: containing, protecting, transporting, informing, etc. From these constraints one could think...

I remember when we got our first iPad. Ryan was two years old. We opened the box, and the baby Ryan walked up to it, lifted it up, swiped...

The first project in my sophomore year in architecture at Rhode Island School of Design was 'A Box.' We were given a list of materials we...

This is so fun! Chalkboard tiles w a grid pattern by Pental. It actually works well w chalks. Comes in 24"x24", around $18/sf retail...

http://danceronaplane.snappages.com/ Notes on collaboration of artists. Notes on transferring visual and sensory experiences from other...

In 2012, when we were finishing up our kitchen, out of curiosity and desperation to save any cost, I bid out our counter tops to all...

We built this for this year's Dwell LEGO contest, but missed the deadline... "The challenge was to construct a model of an original home...

Exterior Paints: Sherwin Williams vs Behr by Leslie Wilson on August 30th, 2012 I personally like Sherwin Williams’ paints, a lot. If I...