joshua tree rock junction
DAVID BOWIE MONUMENT PLUS RAINBOW BLACK LIVES MATTER
after designing a monument to david bowie. my daughter Lucia Small , pushing for me to do a monument for black lives matter. but i then realizing the bowie monument has the overtones of a rainbow of black lives matter. i a martin luther king rainbow guy of all lives matter , but totally into black lives matter with no violence or looting. lucia upon seeing the result saying “love this”
the next step is convincing others to built.
like most original art, the idea is the gift, the refining and perfecting a given.
MICHAEL SORKIN VICTIM OF CORONAVIRUS.
RAY KAPPE LEGACY
a close professional friend of mine that encouraged me and my students to express their dreams about architecture.
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8 PROJECTS 1 HAPPENING. 7 WANNABE.
WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? MAKING A LIVING BY PROJECTING WHAT COULD BE?
I TOLD YOU SO
PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN LUGO DE SMALL
I TOLD MY FELLOW ARCHITECTS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 50 YEARS AGO AND HOW TO FIX IT.
THEY IGNORED ME THEN, AND STILL DO TODAY. YET ALL THE PROBLEMS I PROJECTED ARE MAGNIFIED AND MY SOLUTIONS ARE NEEDED MORE THAN EVER.
GLOBAL VISIONARY
GLOBAL VISIONARY
SCIENCE FICTION, , FANTASY , STAGE SETS,
A WAKE UP CALL RECENTLY, WHEN I WAS ASKED BY A RESPECTFUL ADMIRER “WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU HAVE DONE?”
A JUST QUESTION, THAT CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE. Continue reading
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PHOTO CLAUDIO GUILLEN
80 SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
A TIME FOR REFLECTION. AT MOST, 20 YEARS LEFT, IF I AM LUCKY WITH MODERN LIVING AND PARTS..
I HAVE CHARGED THROUGH LIFE BY TURNING OUT THE NEXT DESIGN. BRAIN WASHING STUDENTS , ENJOYING MY FAMILY, AND INTERACTING WITH NUMEROUS FRIENDS. Continue reading
CASA CONGO
CASA CONGO STARTED OFF INNOCENTLY ENOUGH AS A TRANQUIL FAMILY ESCAPE RETREAT PLATFORM, PERCHED ON A STEEP HILLSIDE WITH VIEW OF ONE OF MANY VOLCANOS IN NICARAGUA. A SHORT TREACHEROUS DISTANCE FROM MANAGUA CONNECTED BY A CURVY STEEP ROAD THAT CONFRONTS VEHICLES HEAD ON WITH QUESTIONABLE PASSAGE.
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LIFE SPAN
BRIDGES AND ECO CANOPY, JOSHUA TREE CA. SEE BLOGS: “JOSHUA TREE 2016”, AND “MIRAGE OR OASIS”
TO MY SURPRISE THE GALLEY SHOW ” SMALL AT LARGE” AT TAYOR JUNCTION IN JOSHUA TREE FROM APRIL 8TH TO APRIL 23 RD 2017 , CURATED BY ROLO CASTILLO AND MYSELF WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. THE PROMOTOR BEING THOMAS FJAILATAM WHO WAS PAST PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND IS THE DIRECTOR FOR LIFE SPAN, BRIDGES AND ECO CANOPY FOR JOSHUA TREE.
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