SMALL AT LARGE

MY WORK COMES FIRST, THAT IS MY LOVE !

I MAKE IT VERY CLEAR UPFRONT WHAT IS THE PRIORITY IN MY LIFE.

I HAVE THREE MARRIAGES, FIVE BLOOD OFFSPRING, THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND A TON OF RELATIVES.

CONTEMPORARY COMPUTER AGE LIFE IS SO COMPLEX THAT AN ARCHITECT NEEDS A LOVING MATE THAT HE TRUSTS AND LOVES .

WIFE AND ARCHITECT IN MONUMENT

MY PRESENT ARTIST WIFE CHRISTIAN, WHO IS FROM NICARAGUA AND A JOY TO BE MARRIED TO FOR FIVE YEARS, COMES STORMING AT ME A FEW WEEKS AGO SAYING SHE HAD A FRIEND DOWNLOAD MY BLOG smallatlarge.com AND READ EVERY WORD AND THERE WAS NO MENTION OF HER NOR HER WORK. Continue reading →

THERE COMES A TIME WHEN THE CHEERING RECEDES AND THE HAT GOES INTO THE AUDIENCE. THE SAXOPHONE PLAYER ON THE STREET WITH HIS CAP ON THE GROUND. THE VIOLIN MUSIC IN THE SUBWAY TUNNEL WITH THE CASE OPEN. YOU CAN GET THE NEW YORK TIMES FOR NOTHING ON THE INTERNET AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS, INCLUDING MY BLOG.

I AM VERY PLEASED THAT JUST AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS THERE IS MUCHO ACTIVITY ON MY BLOG. IT HAS TAKEN OFF LIKE A ROCKET. MANY OF YOU HAVE HELPED SPREAD THE WORD, AND I THANK YOU.

IN THE UNIFORM, WITH THE HIP COLLAR

I BELIEVE IN BARN RAISING AND POTLUCKS. A PITTANCE FROM MANY CREATES NEEDED SUBSTANCE. AS MY FIRST BLOG INDICATED, I AM CRAWLING OUT FROM HUGE DEBT AND HAVE EXPENSES AND OWE MONEY TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THIS SUMMER I HAD TO BORROW TO PAY THE RENT ON MY DINGBAT APARTMENT. MY WEB SITE TECH MAN HAS A FAMILY WITH TEENAGERS TO SUPPORT. HE HAD TO TAKE A HOME MORTGAGE LOAN TO SUPPORT THEM WHILE HE FINISHES SCHOOL. (THIS TYPE OF SITUATION ENDED UP IN FORECLOSURE FOR ME).
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THE NEXT SURPRISE WAS WE WERE TO DO THE FINISHED PRESENTATION WITH JZMK OF IRVINE CALIFORNIA. A MIDSIZE OFFICE THAT TDIC WAS DOING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH IN ABU DAHBI .

NATURAL PATTERNS

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BACK IN OREGON I DID A NUMBER OF HEAVY PAPER MODELS OF DESIGN IDEAS.   THE THEME WAS TO MAKE THE BUILDINGS APPEAR TO BE SAND DUNES COMING OUT OF THE BARREN TERRAIN. AND REINFORCE THE DESIGN  PATTERN OF THE BUILDINGS BY MOUNDING  OF SAND FROM  DREDGED  INLETS AND MAKE ROLLING WEAVING HILLS WITH NO LANDSCAPE PLANTING.

FORM STUDIES

THE INTERIORS OF THE BUILDINGS WERE POOLS WITH LUSH PLANTING AND WATER FALLS FROM THE CEILINGS INTO POOLS. THE OASIS PRINCIPLE, A COMPLETE CONTRAST TO THE OUTSIDE. LEE SHOWED SUPPORT AND GOT BEHIND THE THEME. Continue reading →