County Critical Access Hospital Wins Facility Analysis and Much MoreAt first, this hospital in rural Nebraska seemed like a bump on a small-town road. This Critical Access Center needed to be updated, expanded and otherwise changed to accommodate the shift from in-patient to outpatient care. However, this county facility lacked funding. That’s why I was […]
Continue reading‘Some like it hot’, some like it cold: A home design for special needsJoyce and Jan are identical twins who can never agree on things like temperature or light. This wouldn’t be so bad except they share a house in Hanover Park, a suburb of Chicago. When these two mature professionals welcomed their aging and […]
Continue readingWhen nasty winter weather hits: How to take care of your home in low temperaturesAt the university where I teach, the pipes froze in the architectural building and wiped out $50,000 worth of equipment. This brings up the important fact that regardless of the design of a building: At some point, the responsibility is handed […]
Continue readingThis article on Family Driven Design was featured on ArchitectNews.com. It’s the story of a young couple with a son and daughter and the “forever home” that would showcase their family history.
Continue readingThis article on Family Driven Design was featured on ArchitectNews.com. It’s the story of a young couple with a son and daughter and the “forever home” that would showcase their family history.
Continue readingForget Kindergarten, This Lesson Starts Even Earlier: Asking Why in ArchitectureEven though adults can spend a lot of time trying to teach a 2-year-old something, there’s such a thing as the lesson of the 2-year-old that’s of the great value … if we’ll only listen. That’s because he or she will never give up asking […]
Continue readingDon’t Play Darts Blindfolded: Pre-design phase helps hit your targetHave you ever played a game of darts blindfolded? It can be fairly difficult to hit the target. Now, would you run your project the same way? I’m sure that you, like me, have found that there is a much better chance of hitting a target […]
Continue readingThumbprint on My Life: What Good Architecture Can DoThe Arcade Building in Cleveland, Ohio changed my life. That’s what good architecture can do, in many ways. I was on a trip to Cleveland just after finishing my business degree and had stopped in to sightsee. It was amazing. Old and historic, glass-roofed with a lace-like […]
Continue readingWalk Your Land with an ArchitectTHE PROBLEM is that when you buy a piece of land of significant size and with diverse geological or other natural features, you may not be 100% certain where to site the structures. Or, you may not be aware of all the challenges that the site may pose. You may not even […]
Continue readingThis article on Family Driven Design was featured on ArchitectNews.com. It’s the story of a young couple with a son and daughter and the “forever home” that would showcase their family history.
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