-Part 1- Bertram Goodhue’s first publication in his early 20’s, A Somewhat Sojourn South of the Yellow Rio Grande was a small journal...

John Hancock Tower in Chicago As an architect I have privileges.  My work takes me to some of the most beautiful cities in the world. ...

As a child, one of my favorite destinations was my Aunt Margaret’s house.  Margaret was my father’s older sister and my godmother, as...

A personal passion of many in the studio has always been cooking, and on several occasions throughout the year we try to celebrate this. ...

~ Part 3 ~ I have found that art has a tremendous capacity to capture memories. I’m not referring to the post card painting of Mt....

-Part 2- For centuries architects have looked to artists for the interpretation of place. Artists such as Eugene Delacroix, David Brown,...

-Part 1- I usually begin my discussion about landscape painting with an example of art as a palimpsest; those ancient manuscripts on...

One March, I thought it might be nice to take my family along for a site visit in the Bahamas. The kids had Spring Break and I could take...

By the time we broke ground, Milton had already cleared many of the choked acres from the twisted mesquite, opening vistas to graceful...

Read Butcher Ranch – Part One “We had a recent article on Houzz, where there was an immense amount of feedback; some on the house that I...

We had a recent article on Houzz, where there was an immense amount of feedback; some on the house that I had designed, yes; but more so,...

Michael’s Sketch of Villa Capra (Villa Rotunda) John Ruskin had once said, “To draw the Leaf, is to know the Forest.” For generations...

As I negotiate my way through the crowd I become mute and dumb, so that entrepreneurial tour guides don’t latch on to another hapless...

I awoke one morning to find I had my father’s hands. We often hear others say, “you have your mother’s eyes,” or, “your father’s nose”....

One evening after sitting for hours around a friend’s kitchen table with a bottle of wine (well, maybe two), our laughter quieted to take...

I love Europe in the winter. I’ve seen Paris and Florence in the snow. I’ve seen the gentle rolling English countryside freshly dusted...

In the morning I step out into one of my favorite scenes and settle with a creak into my wicker rocker, the serenity embracing and...

I’m not originally from San Antonio. Yes, my family is Texan from way back, but I was born in Houston. My clan arrived here in their...

Our friend and Editor of Southern Living, Lindsay Bierman, opened January’s issue with a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson- To be yourself...