The draft executive order, “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” released by the White House earlier this month, has caused a lively...

Since the first dawn, we as humans have been drawn to light. We are drawn to fire, sunsets, beautifully lit landscapes, and illuminated...

Watercolor of Giza by David Roberts, R.A. The thin membrane of darkness belied the turbulence that lay beneath as we drifted down the...

In what was the proving ground for America’s early generations of architects, the Ecole des Beaux-Arts was where their understanding of...

Iron in the furnace Pulled from the fire and coals of the forge, a gloved hand carries the orange-red hot iron to the anvil, the smith...

A while back, I was on a trip to a small island in the West Indies to investigate a site for a new project along with an interior...

In Texas at least, spring is here. Flowers dot paths and fields, bursts of color that signal spring. The days are longer and full of...

Crossing the Mississippi River from Louisiana to Natchez, you enter one of the historic gems of the South.  Standing high on the bluffs,...

We all have those buildings or structures that are at the edges of our lives; those special buildings, large & small that we pass by on a...

Since beginning our blog I have been told by my social media savvy daughter (several times) that blog posts aren’t supposed to be essays-...

October Sky Tom Curry stands in a large room packed so tightly one can only slight maneuver through the clutter. Easels, canvases,...

Among the rolling blackouts in Havana, there are two things that are always available to anyone- cigars and rum. The rest is up to...

Havana street scene The streets at 8am are bustling- old cars and trucks rumble and honk, little yellow rickshaws hustle by as mothers...

We waded through the throngs of people awaiting relatives from Miami bearing flat screen TVs, baby cribs, bicycles, and car tires to be...

Iron in the furnace Pulled from the fire and coals of the forge, a gloved hand carries the orange-red hot iron to the anvil, the smith...

The longstanding myth of the Tibetan paradise of Shambala was re-introduced to contemporary culture in the form of James Hilton’s 1933...

As spring comes to Central Texas, the outdoors call with the warmth of the sun beckoning us to get out beyond our everyday busy life, and...

watercolor of Giza by David Roberts, R.A. The thin membrane of darkness belied the turbulence that lay beneath as we drifted down the...

Grand architectural experience and film making have always gone hand in hand, and most often these films provide inspiration and...

I arrived at the Raleigh Hotel late in the morning, mist rising off the dense tropical vegetation after a brief morning rain shower. The...