New Photos by David Swan Photography
Suddenly, there are lots of things happening: As I understand it, Art, David Swan, and Giuliano Chelazzi are collaborating on a monograph. Some of these photos are represented here in […]
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Does Creative Architecture Foster Creativity?
During a Wrightian tour of Arthur Dyson’s homes, Al Struckus (of Bruce Goff’s Struckus House) asked me if my children were more creative having grown up in a home of […]
Two Weeks with the Grandkiddos: How the RiverHouse Held Up
Aleyna, age 9 and Mika, age 7 came to spend 2 weeks at Grandma and Grandpa’s RiverCamp this July/August (2014). The tranquil RiverHouse braced herself for double the bodies and […]
Working Prologue by Wallace Stevens
Prologue (I scribbled this stanza in Art’s copy of his book years ago) Rationalists, wearing square hats, Think, in square rooms, Looking at the floor. Looking at the ceiling. They […]
David Swann and Susan Thompson’s photos of the RiverHouse
Art wanted a shot with us in it. We weren’t so sure. They took it with and without. No one will notice, but the wine is a product placement: ONYX […]
Swann Photography’s beautiful shots of Lencioni Residence
David Swann and Susan Thompson made some beautiful photos of the Lencioni Residence for a book project. These are all their photos–they took two days to shoot and then more […]
When it’s 110 degrees Fahrenheit, no overhang extends far enough
For 10 months of the year, we are cool. For the other two months, we are cool until 4-6PM when the sun slips below the overhang but has not slipped […]
Location, Location,…
To stay at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur was out of our price range, so I found Richard Wangoe’s romantic canyon retreat on VRBO. Perched in a 700 […]
More of Robert Oshatz’ Work
Several people sent me these photos of Robert Oshatz’s Floating House as it appeared in Inside Outsidemagazine. We also saw this house on Extreme Homes, and Oshatz’s Miyasaka Residence is […]
Interview with Robert Oshatz: The Natural Beauty and Lyrical Music of Architecture
Interview with Robert Oshatz: The Natural Beauty and Lyrical Music of Architecture by Alex Levin on Freshome.com
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