New Year, New Plans

New Year, New Plans. And for us Californians, El Nino season! Black Swan events, slight imbalance in plans and actions … More

Architalks : From an Architect’s table

When I opened my eyes and searched for the morning light in distance, there was none today. It was dark, … More

EQxD: Get Real Series

This article originally appeared on the Equity by Design website: http://eqxdesign.com/blog/2015/8/16/eqxd-get-real-series-bias-privilege Last night, at the AIA Orange County office, I … More

Moving on, moving forward

Dark clouds gathered in the sky last night, and I reflected the many moods of the world around me with … More

Architalks: Meet Jane Doe, Citizen Architect

This blog is a part of “Architalks: Citizen Architect”- Architalks led by Bob Borson of Life of an Architect. AIA … More

Architalks: Work-life, imbalanced and uninterrupted

“My work is not dictated by redlines or a chunk of work to be finished in the next two days. It’s overwhelming scope from schematic design to construction administration is not something that can be shut down with that computer, or rolled away from my mind like I roll up the drawings on my desk.”

Architalks: Why I am an Architect

This month, when Bob Borson (Life of an Architect) sent the Architalks topic, the seemingly simple question had me stumped … More

Architalks: There, but not there

“The Journey is the Reward” – Steve Jobs In the past fifteen years, I have taken at least one International … More

Architalks: My Three Favorite Words

Note: This is part of the group series called #Architalks led by Bob Borson (www.lifeofanarchitect.com). This month’s theme is “My … More

Oh, The Places You’ll Go!

“You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…”

National Architecture Week

“AIA says from April 12th to April 18th, we celebrate architecture as a source of reinvention, recognizing the architect’s profound … More

Crystal Cathedral – Garden Grove

““Come as you are … In the family car!” – Robert Schuller I am not religious, but I am spiritual … More

Crafty- in Architecture as a Craft

Note: This is part of the group series called #Architalks led by Bob Borson (www.lifeofanarchitect.com). This month’s theme is “crafty” … More

I look up, I look back, and I look around

Architecture in the Real World. That is the topic of the month for Architalks, led by Bob Borson. It’s truly … More

Focus is on focusing..

This year, the focus is on focusing. Originally I had planned to take one test a month, and leave BDCS … More