Author: mrlw

  • Define Essential.

    While on 4 hour road trips, it’s easy for the mind to wander… A few recurring questions kept surfacing over the last week or so while migrating between states. I can’t really discuss with people outside the architecture profession, as its not exactly a riveting discussion outside our field.  Seemingly, there is a scramble in architecture to… Read more

  • R&R (Reading & Research) Downtime & Tech Difficulties

    If there’s one upside to come from a string of tech problems and being distanced from society as a whole – it definitely frees up some time to read.  While installing software on a new PC build (more an immediate need, than the luxury dream project it was supposed to be) and trying to run… Read more

  • Ahh, the memory …

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    The first step that I was going to undertake in my newly forced liberation from the firm – was to FINALLY reorganize terabytes of data from my 25 years in this profession… Until recently – this treasure trove of historical data had been spread across multiple drives. Most of these drives either became too small,… Read more

  • Practice, Practice, Practice

    Digital Practice Whether accidentally or by design,  I’ve managed to tumble into a paradigm of practice, based on mobility… That is to say that I survived the ‘dark years’ by going lean and acting as a consultant for several firms – sometimes as many as 3 at once. I discovered a LOT about myself, as… Read more

  • What’s in a Name?

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    Yes folks – a Shakespearian reference right out of the gate. As with many other things in this life, the first question tends to be “What the hell do we call it?” I mean just look at the guys that named all the birds… I can’t imagine what that was like. I’ve agonized for years in… Read more