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marrakech expressions
A monkey in a dress. A cobra slinking openly in the street. A dwarf hawking cookies from a silver tray. A severed camel head. No these aren’t scenes from HBO’s hit series “Game of Thrones”. These are...
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cuba libre
For me, the notion of visiting Cuba is akin to sneaking into Boo Radley’s home – forbidden, possibly dangerous and alluringly exotic. Therefore, I jumped at the chance when a friend of mine told me he...
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czech up
I’m currently in Eastern Europe preparing to attend the 2013 Leaders of Design Council Summit being held in Berlin, Germany. Prior to this convergence of 150 Architects, Interior Designers, Landscape...
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versammlung (assembly)
I’ve just returned home from the 2013 assembly of the Leaders of Design Council in Berlin, Germany. The LDC is an organization that regularly brings together the world’s top architects, interior...
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staff postcards
Every April, staff designer Charlie Caldwell (you may remember him from my blog post about architectural model building) joins his partner, Scott Finn, in Italy where Scott heads up Auburn University’s...
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balcony scenes
This week I’m traveling with a group of friends in Ravello and Venice and, while roaming about, my eyes have been romanced by the array of balconies in Italy. It’s as if the buildings are making a...
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italian morningside
Click to view slideshow. Italian Morningside May’s End Far from Alabama And close to home Here on Italian shore My heart envelopes me And uses its eyes to see Things strange and familiar Things it had...
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NYC10
For the next month, I’ll be working out of McAlpine Booth & Ferrier’s Manhattan office. While I’m residing in the city that never sleeps, a few of my waking hours have been spent revisiting some...
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leadership ahoy
Last week Ray Booth, Susan Ferrier and I spent a few days in Manhattan attending the annual Design Leadership Network Summit. The DLN is an invited members-only group which brings together top leaders...
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good bye from me, Argentina
Last week, Bobby McAlpine, Ray Booth, Susan Ferrier and I were invited to attend the annual summit of the Leaders of Design Council. Every April, top Architects, Interior Designers and Landscape...
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grecian yearn
Every year, top architects, interior designers and landscape architects from across the globe congregate for a summit of the Leaders of Design Council. For the past four years, we’ve been honored to...
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the prints of egypt
Did you ever have one of those exotic, faraway lands you always, always wanted to visit as a child? A place that kindled the imagination and immediately set daydreams rocketing? A place so out of your...
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