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Happy 4th! It’s a summer holiday. You’re probably somewhere away from home, or you have been. Maybe you’re in a beach house, maybe a hotel, maybe in someone else’s house. It’s an opportunity to live somewhere else for a bit,…

This is writing in situ, with my thumbs.  We’ll see how far I get. I’m sitting alone at a dining table in a very small house on Harding Street in Raleigh, with an excellent chicken salad sandwich. I’ve known this…

In full disclosure, this was written a couple weeks ago, filed away in a .txt file, appearing now in press: # The computers in our office are named alphabetically after authors, based on the order they were purchased. I’m currently…

My office mate has taken up day-trading. He watches graphs and charts, trending up to three years. I haven’t heard of opportunities in day-trading since . . . about three years ago. It’s a good conversation – it’s an opportunity…

Hi Andrew, I have passed your request on to Bill & Regina McLaurin. I’m sure they will respond soonest possible. If you have any questions in the interim please feel free to contact me. Thank you! Paula Myers McLaurin Parking…

McLaurin Parking – Our office staff has reserved spaces at the lot at Bloodworth and Hargett streets. Our office on Hargett Street is a five-block walk toward town. The walk is convenient, but long. Would McLaurin consider installing a bike…

Dear Google – Today’s Google home page animated tribute to Martha Graham was beautiful, innovative, elegant, and winning. Google’s simple artistic expressions consistently create a true connection between the virtual situation of raw internet data with the physical experience of…

First, a definition: my active business plan continues to assume that development yields work. By definition, development is opportunity, cause and effect for architecture. And yet, most of my current work is interiors; with few exceptions, my clients are business…

This post starts with a backlog of topics: – First, I’ve learned that we have readers – fantastic! Thanks for stopping by. – Took the train to Charlotte – Amtrak is excellent and costs $26; Charlotte is bigger and brighter…

This week, AOArch was fortunate to sign a design agreement with Nelson Orthodontics. We’re thrilled to get started. These opportunities are always about relationships, from the referral to the success of the process. I have completely enjoyed my interactions with…