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A Covid-19 Education
April 24th, 2020
What I Hope My Kids Are Learning From The 2020 Pandemic
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On Social Value | Part III: Our Gardens
May 30th, 2019
Our Gardens are the places where we commune with nature – both within the wider world and within ourselves. Our gardens are the fresh, open-air places which give us a moment to breath in a busied world, giving us an opportunity to feel the warmth of sun on our shoulders and the coolness of win...
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On Social Value | Part II: Our Nooks
April 18th, 2019
Our Nooks are the idiosyncratic little holes-in-the-wall that needle affection into our hearts. They’re the special places that emerge – nearly from the cracks in the sidewalk – and evolve, through love and care, into places that we know belong to “our neighborhood”. ...
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On Social Value | Part I: Our Castles
March 29th, 2019
Our Castles are the splendorous places that inspire us to awe and wonder. They make us feel grand, and worthy, and important; and they inspire us to see virtue in our fellow citizens, as well. On a recent trip into New Haven, my two-year old pointed up excitedly and exclaimed, “look, Mama, ...
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On Social Value: Introduction
March 29th, 2019
Property Value, Life-Cycle Value, Value Engineering. Value is a topic central to the Building Design and Construction industry. As architects, we are tasked with designing buildings that offer our clients a high value. We home in on efficiencies – in space planning, materials, and building ...
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Lessons from the studio
June 30th, 2018
A fresh box of clay. Brimming with possibility but intimidating. The beginnings of a clay sculpture can begin methodically: a sketch, a measured drawi ...
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Design to be devoured?
June 12th, 2018
Like architecture, culinary works are meant to be enjoyed with multiple senses. But could you bring yourself to destroy these beautiful little creatur ...
