Through the Oculus

"A tree is our most intimate contact with nature." (George Nakashima) A few years ago, Kim's uncle, a woodworker, gave us a co...

Well, it has been a long time coming, but today I submitted my application for an architectural licensure. Yes, I am finally going to be a ...

"It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic, of all things physical and metaphysical, of all things human and all thin...

Sometimes you have to plan an architectural pilgrimage well in advance. Like purchasing tickets for a tour of Philip Johnson's Glass H...

I never imagined that my first opportunity to see an Oscar Niemeyer building would not be in his native Brazil, but instead about 5000 mile...

One year ago today, inspired by a trip to Italy and a visit to the Pantheon, I wrote my first post on Through the Oculus . If you have bee...

Kim and I have been "nesting" at home over the past few weeks as we prepare to adopt four children from Brazil. (Read about that ...