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Oh, Let There Be Nothing on Earth but Laundry

February 1, 2017by dlapp 1 Comment

Oh, Let There Be Nothing on Earth but Laundry (with gratitude to Richard Wilbur)             When the wash cycle ends, the racket stops like boisterous children caught roughhousing in the […]

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Lapp RiverHouse, Orgatecturally Thinking, Stories Composed in This Space

Chapter 5. Architherapy

January 29, 2017by dlapp Leave a comment

Chapter 5. Architherapy: How Does Architecture Impact Our Lives and Well-Being? First we shape our buildings, then they shape us.                                                             -Winston Churchill I’ve thought a lot about the psychological […]

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At Home: A Client's Argument, Lapp RiverHouse, Orgatecturally Thinking, Planning an Organic Home

Chapter 3: House as a Reflection of Our Selves

May 2, 2016by dlapp Leave a comment

Chapter 3. House as a Reflection of Our Selves The space you choose to inhabit is an expression of your style, values, aspirations, and self-image. Architectural apathy, choosing not to […]

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At Home: A Client's Argument, Lapp RiverHouse, Lencioni Residence, My Architect Arthur Dyson, Orgatecturally Thinking

Chapter 2: Love Song to Our River House (draft)

April 26, 2016by dlapp Leave a comment

  Love Song to Our River House              Shadows in this house hang confidently like art.             Where water dances on the ceiling,             There is the music of […]

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At Home: A Client's Argument, Lapp RiverHouse, My Architect Arthur Dyson, Orgatecturally Thinking

Chapter 1 draft At Home: A Client’s Argument for Reflexive Architecture

April 24, 2016by dlapp 1 Comment

At Home: A Client’s Argument for Reflexive Architecture   Preface by Arthur Dyson   Dedication   For my husbands, who help my dreams spring to life: Greg Alan Lapp Dennis […]

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At Home: A Client's Argument, Lapp RiverHouse, Lencioni Residence, My Architect Arthur Dyson, Orgatecturally Thinking, Planning an Organic Home

The Grace of Flight-A Morning Poem

December 10, 2014by dlapp Leave a comment

  (and now, the fog rolls up the river like a cloud–see? the mountain’s gone!) ___________________________________ The Grace of Flight–A Morning Poem ___________________________________ Opening my eyes in the night, I […]

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Lapp RiverHouse, Orgatecturally Thinking

Working Prologue by Wallace Stevens

August 19, 2014by dlapp Leave a comment

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 […]

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My Architect Arthur Dyson, Orgatecturally Thinking

Location, Location,…

June 19, 2014by dlapp Leave a comment

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 […]

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Lapp RiverHouse, My Architect Arthur Dyson, Orgatecturally Thinking

More of Robert Oshatz’ Work

June 17, 2014by dlapp Leave a comment

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 […]

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Interview with Robert Oshatz: The Natural Beauty and Lyrical Music of Architecture

June 17, 2014by dlapp Leave a comment

Interview with Robert Oshatz: The Natural Beauty and Lyrical Music of Architecture by Alex Levin on Freshome.com

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When people christen ships, is the champagne bottle empty? Greg and Deb Lapp RiverHouse April 2012

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