I once, while sitting in the audience of the Ohio State University stadium, made 35,000+ people laugh out loud… how you ask?
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Flashback Ohio State University, Graduation Day
New Building Planned for 5th and 42nd Street in Midtown’s Heart
New York Times, July 30, 1992 Giant, 3-D Billboard Planned For Hole at Midtown’s Heart
On a vacant lot at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street – yes, there is a vacant lot at one of Manhattan’s busiest cross-roads – an 85-foot-high, three-dimensional, multimedia, walk-through billboard would rise next year, under plans announced yesterday. Continue reading “New Building Planned for 5th and 42nd Street in Midtown’s Heart”
[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 4/24
Our cultural center composition takes advantage of this unique hill-top peninsula overlooking the Bamiyan valley below by affording every interior space a view…
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Influencing Change to Make Life Better for Everyone
We go to the polls to cast our vote. Walking away most of us think it won’t make a real difference, our one vote, as we realize we are relying on millions of people we don’t know to have our common sense and likes. Continue reading “Influencing Change to Make Life Better for Everyone”
Are you sure you can ‘be the Architect?’
I meet a wide variety of people who become my clients. It should go without saying that I often reject potential projects due to the characteristics of people and what they want (often requesting me to approve an illegal design direction).
Brick and Masonry Self-Help Guide
Spring is upon us and you may be thinking of repairing that winter masonry damage, or sprucing the masonry in your back yard. Here are some things you should know…
[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 3/24
One can think of all the primary public spaces as being organized around a circular courtyard ‘open-air atrium’, including the the Auditorium which is also connected via the ‘Bamiyan Stair Bridge.’ Continue reading “[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 3/24”
A quick website mockup for local firm.
…while Mr. Ritchie liked the new look, he couldn’t pull the trigger on making it happen…
[practical] Rats, keeping them at bay…
If you’re living in the big city, there’s a good chance you’ve seen rats running around, and there are good ways to keep these pests, mice and other insects out of your home and yard…
[theory] LinkedIn, is it a wishful dating service?
It should be said, before I launch this rant, that all people make connections based on a variety of positive strengths they have, social skills, technical skills, the skill of fashion, hair, or just a smile…
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