About Me
I
grew up in a rural area of the east coast. My father was a
cabinetmaker, and his had been a carpenter. Summers were spent working
with him and my brothers building cabinets, and furniture for a variety
of residential, commercial and institutional clients. We built a wide
range of items, from court room interiors, dining room tables, to
kitchen cabinets. The experiences taught me about design,
craftsmanship, construction and the importance of the user.
Summers we vacationed where my mother grew up near Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. We visited every historical site there was in that area of Virginia. I really enjoyed buildings; the organization, ornamentation, geometry and craftsmanship of them. My parents knew of my interest, so on family trips if we saw a sign for a historic building we were stopping to check it out. I treasured those buildings.
When I decided to go to college I wanted to become an architect. I wanted to learn how to combine the craftsman heritage of by blood, with the knowledge of the profession and to eventually produce architecture that would last the time like those I had visited as a child.
I find design; architecture, urban planning, interiors, even furniture, to be fabric that holds together our world. Unfortunately as I see it, this fabric is being eroded, for the sake of art. It seems that much of current architecture has little to do with those people interacting and using it. It doesn’t provide any visual cues to what the building houses or functions as, it doesn’t lead the user through the space. It doesn’t provide what much of the architecture of the past provided to their users. My desire is build elements, spaces, buildings, and communities that comfort, lead, direct, and interact with their users.
After receiving my Masters, I decided to complement my architectural education by working for a general contractor. I spent several years estimating, managing and learning the other side of the drawings. I learned what constituted good construction documents and what a great value they are.
I moved on to working for a small architectural firm, taking the experience as a contractor and adding it to being an architect. I worked to provide our services to the client. Where opportunity allowed I worked to instill those values I find intrinsic to work we provided.
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I seek to bring it all together. I want to work on buildings rich in detail, collaborate with craftsman and artisans, restore great buildings of the past, and strength the fabric of our world.
Summers we vacationed where my mother grew up near Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. We visited every historical site there was in that area of Virginia. I really enjoyed buildings; the organization, ornamentation, geometry and craftsmanship of them. My parents knew of my interest, so on family trips if we saw a sign for a historic building we were stopping to check it out. I treasured those buildings.
When I decided to go to college I wanted to become an architect. I wanted to learn how to combine the craftsman heritage of by blood, with the knowledge of the profession and to eventually produce architecture that would last the time like those I had visited as a child.
I find design; architecture, urban planning, interiors, even furniture, to be fabric that holds together our world. Unfortunately as I see it, this fabric is being eroded, for the sake of art. It seems that much of current architecture has little to do with those people interacting and using it. It doesn’t provide any visual cues to what the building houses or functions as, it doesn’t lead the user through the space. It doesn’t provide what much of the architecture of the past provided to their users. My desire is build elements, spaces, buildings, and communities that comfort, lead, direct, and interact with their users.
After receiving my Masters, I decided to complement my architectural education by working for a general contractor. I spent several years estimating, managing and learning the other side of the drawings. I learned what constituted good construction documents and what a great value they are.
I moved on to working for a small architectural firm, taking the experience as a contractor and adding it to being an architect. I worked to provide our services to the client. Where opportunity allowed I worked to instill those values I find intrinsic to work we provided.
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I seek to bring it all together. I want to work on buildings rich in detail, collaborate with craftsman and artisans, restore great buildings of the past, and strength the fabric of our world.
