summer intern opening

I am accepting resume's from students or recent graduates interested in summer employment. Please forward them via email (and no 10mb portfolio attachments!). Thanks...

interesting debate

It seems to me that revolutionary movements, such as New Urbanism, eventually become highly  orthodox and as a result spend most of their time defending the faith and burning heretics. First generation Modernism was no different, but after surviving Post-Modernism, it emerged as a "big tent" movement and remains vital today. I think most architects agree that NU brought welcome attention to mixed-use, walkable communities and the importance of the street. But it has a major blind spot when it comes to design, as this article notes: landscape urbanism vs. new urbanism

Preservation as a danger?

Rem Koolhaas has always been one to scream "fire" in the crowded theatre of architecture. His provocations are usually interesting and this one is no different. Personally I think the issue is more complex in the new cities of the sunbelt, which tend to be history-starved. That said, the impulse that everything old is worth preserving by default is due some serious scrutiny. The New Museum in NYC is a perfect venue for this discussion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/arts/design/cronocaos-by-rem-koolhaas-at-the-new-museum.html?_r=1&ref=arts

UTA School of Architecture lecture

I'll be speaking at the University of Texas at Arlington School of Architecture at 4:00pm on Wednesday, April 13th.

Vegas Lounge Act

One of our recent projects was the design of a prototype first-class lounge. The lounge is intended for multi-carrier access therefore it is not branded for a specific airline. The first adaptation of the prototype will be at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas; several other locations around the country are expected to follow.

The Speckled Egg

I've been working with Clay Greenberg, a renowned chef in Nashville, on his new restaurant, The Speckled Egg. Clay is committed to a seasonal "locavore" menu and has established relationships with a number of regional artisanal farms. It should be an interesting addition to Nashville's impressive food scene.

Marfa, 11 December 2010