There is something almost stubborn about the column. In an age of cantilevers and curtain walls, it persists — not as nostalgia, but as an honest answer to a question gravity keeps asking. We return to it not because we lack imagination, but because some things are simply right.
Read MoreEvery project begins with a drawing that promises more than it can deliver. That's not a flaw — it's the whole point. The sketch is a declaration of intent, not a contract.
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Height is easy to justify with density arguments and floor area ratios. What's harder — and more important — is what happens at grade. A building earns its skyline presence by how it meets the sidewalk.
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The vernacular farmhouse is not a style. It is a problem solved honestly — shelter made from what was available, shaped by what was needed. There is a lot contemporary practice could learn from that attitude.
Read MoreThere is a specific quality of winter afternoon light that no specification sheet can capture. It enters low and golden and makes ordinary rooms briefly extraordinary. Designing for it is one of the quiet pleasures of this work.
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