Reflections

The Portfolio Question That Wasn't About Portfolios (But We Solved It Anyway)

Sometime in May 2024 – Late afternoon – Studio light getting soft Students lingering: 3 Coffee cups empty: most Simple questions that weren't simple: 1 Layers peeled back: too many to count Confidence found? Getting there. Student approaches. Portfolio review coming up. Classic pre-panic mode. "What makes a great

Lines in the Rain

I used to hate rain. The sound against the windows brought me back to places I didn't want to remember. Military service. Nights when the rain meant everything was harder, colder, more dangerous. When getting wet meant losing people I couldn't afford to lose. Rain had

Seeding Transitions: Architectural Education as a Catalyst for Systemic Change

This workshop reframed early design education as a systemic intervention, introducing high school students to spatial thinking, systems literacy, and design-led transitions through hands-on architectural practices in Shenzhen.

The Lab That Wasn't a Bear (But I Was Ready Anyway)

Saturday, May 4 – Light rain – Lyme Hill, near Connecticut River Steps taken: many Glasses removed due to sweat: 1 Labs spotted: 3 Actual bears: 0 (spiritually, 1) Lost? Yes. Found? Not really. Went out for a hike at Lyme Hill. About 20 minutes from home. No parking at the start