Architecture and Design
Fiat Lux IV – Sun and Sky
Sunlight is the essence of color The sky sets the tone And we investigate the color of the home
Research, Collaboration and Innovation
Innovation, Research and Collaboration
Architecture and Design
Fiat Lux III – Inspiration
Sharing a bit of personal inspiration. Roger Berry’s sculpture in the lobby “Bouquet” is the latest in a continuum of the artist’s series of dichroic mirror and stainless steel sculptures at UC Davis. This work forms the eastern terminus of the pedestrian walkway proceeding West through the UCD academic core Read more…
Architecture and Design
Fiat Lux II
The history of architecture is the history of the struggle for light –Le Corbusier I find it appropriate that I am writing this note from Sun Valley, Idaho Not only is the town named after the sun, appropriately the light here is phenomenal. With clear air, light changes with the Read more…
Architecture and Design
2022/2023 Holiday Card
About this year’s photograph:Susan captured this photograph of Trail Creek and Bald Mountain in Sun Valley. The Sun Valley Village is about ¼ mile to the right and our location is about ¼ mile to the left. We thought it captured a dynamic yet tranquil winter vastness of sun, light, Read more…
Architecture and Design
Electric Induction – Demo and Mockup
Our Project Progress – preparing for electric induction cooking.
Architecture and Design
Fiat Lux
Of course this is the motto of our alma mater, the University of California, Berkeley. But it also is applies to an initiative set around the essential nature of light. Through our explorations and projects, we will share our observations. We owe much of this to not only our own Read more…
Anchor Institutions
Collaboration at the TEAM Lab
Thanks to Steven Lucero for a tour of the TEAM (Translating Engineering Advancements to Medicine) Laboratory on the UCD campus in Davis. Binda Mangat of Quorumtech joined me as we explored the space and the tools that the lab provides. Our curiosity surrounds the question of what do successful research Read more…
Anchor Institutions
Anchor Institutions and Anchor Districts
Here is a little preview of upcoming series of posts as we have been collecting data from interviews from across the country regarding this phenomenon and the contribution to education, health and community. How are the Anchor Institutions, the “Eds and Meds” evolving in their relationship to their host community? Read more…
Anchor Institutions
Campus Stewardship Part III
Looking back at my tiny window as steward of a campus, I feel we succeeded in avoiding the obvious pitfalls of changing everything without comprehension of the history, the resources, the culture and the values of a university and the community. There are many layers to a community’s history. Understanding Read more…
Anchor Institutions
Stewardship Part II
I admit that I am a bit of a university campus geek. I have spent almost my entire life living, learning and working in a university environment. And serving in the campus architect role, I have an elevated sense of stewardship. It has been a great pleasure to visit and Read more…