Not-a-bookshelf Bookshelf (2010)

Although originally something of a whimsical experiment on my part (a realistic rendering of a computer model of a bookshelf made of construction debris),  this little project seems to have received more attention from the world of non-architects than any previous work of mine. Magritte would no doubt be pleased that so many people recognized the reference. With some difficulty,   » More

This is not a bookshelf (2010)

It’s not an oddly painted bookshelf made of scrap lumber. It’s not. It’s a computer rendering of a digital three-dimensional model of…an oddly-painted bookshelf made of scrap lumber.  The existence of such a thing bears explanation. Like most architectural designers I accumulate architecture books incessantly, and no amount of culling seems to ever permanently reduce the number of volumes in   » More

Well of L (2010)

Yet another example of “experimental architecture,” or perhaps simply capriccio. The narrative: In an unpopulated valley in a northern country, there is a natural spring that has always been marked with some kind of monument. Originally this was a “holy well” perhaps the seat of some local deity and later the special charge of a martyred hermit. More recently, the   » More