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Took a risk this morning and shared a sidewalk with a man whom I thought I recognized. He had the same beard, he was the same build, but I was wrong. He was somebody else. As further proof that we…

How do you make a decision? Big decision or small, what puts you over the edge to taking a step to move forward? Is it gut feeling, or a balance of pros and cons, or is it a specific collection…

Escaping to my favorite bookstore this weekend, I discovered and brought home an expertly published and understated collection of New York storefronts. If you’ve seen my own slide collection, you’ll know that downtown storefronts and I have shared mutual interests…

This past Saturday morning, Raleigh’s brick-and-mortar, stone-and-glass, terra-cotta and zinc churches opened their doors for a “first annual Church walk.” Our family actively attends a church in the city, but the first time we heard about this tour was when…

The Friday coffee and bagel tradition continues. Today, the conversation was so good that my bagel got the best of me. I couldn’t finish it in time, had peanut butter running down my fingers, couldn’t finish my coffee, it was…

Jedidiah – This afternoon, I dropped off a package at about 3:00, and the post office worker leaned over and told me that federal officials were hosting a town hall meeting at 4:00. I hadn’t heard about the meeting, and…

There’s a piece of literature I quote all the time, especially in my head. This quote is the reason, really most of the reason, I tell people I like Ernest Hemingway as an author. Hemingway wrote a short story, “A…

Are you talking about that awful monstrosity to be built at Cameron Village? If so, count me in when the protest starts. I’m a member of the Appearance Commission, but it isn’t enough to stop the bad architecture that is…

We’ve said that architecture is about optimism. The nature of this profession is hope and expectation. This is investment. Architecture yields construction, not recession. And development today is rare. Built work today is bold and courageous and experimental, and sometimes…

I’ve been writing proposals all week. And, these are good ones. We’ve got work on our desks, and we’re pursuing new work. It takes up time, and in the middle of the day, it all feels mostly like work, watching…