Model-making has a long tradition in the practice of architecture. Filippo Brunelleschi used models to develop the design and double-wall dome of the Florence Cathedral. Gaudi used life-sized models of catenary arches to work through the complexities of the Sagrada…
It was an early morning on June 6 for the ART Team. The office was closed but we had big plans for the day. It was field trip time! Each spring the ART team likes to travel somewhere outside of…
Drawings are an indispensable tool in designing buildings. For historians or for anyone interested in architecture, architects’ drawings offer insights into…
Recently, I have been intrigued by the concept of collective wisdom or collective intelligence– the so called “Hive Mind.” The Hive Mind is an entity of multiple people who openly share their knowledge and opinions. This concept is detailed in…
Henry Hobson Richardson died in 1886 at the age of 47, but thankfully most of his buildings are still living. They are alive in their artful asymmetry, natural materials, and playful disregard for the architectural “rules.” Forms move—extending, submerging, tangling,…
A Sense of Place This July, in North Haven, Maine, we held an exhibit that interwove the architectural history of the island and our firm’s work in response (30+ projects over the last four decades). We worked with the North…
Architecture has existed on earth in one form or another for thousands of years. It has been observed and judged for nearly as long. Since the first structure was erected many millennia ago, the builders and designers of buildings have…
In the midst of another New England winter, we still see more light from our computer screens than we do from the sun. Usually around this time of year, our office does something to break that routine, something essential to…
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