Happy to see that SANAA won the Pritzker Prize this year. Of their projects, I’ve only experienced the New Museum first hand, but I thorougly enjoyed it, and love the contrast of its meshy white skin to the neighborhood that surrounds it. Something tells me they like the looks of that contrast too. Photographs of [...]
This morning I was looking through pictures from our travels in India. I’ve included some of the highlights above, and more can be seen at http://www.gregandrandi.com/jaihind/, and the blog we kept can be found at http://www.gregandrandi.blogspot.com/. I think one of the most lasting memories from that trip was the death defying rickshaw riding we did. [...]
I don’t remember this actually, but its little experiences like this that make me love working on residential projects. This photo is from my grandparents’ house in the mid 70’s, and I had the good fortune that day to take a nap in the hammock with my mom, with both of my grandmothers sitting close [...]
I saw some great garden swings at Flora Grubb this past weekend (see photo bottom left). The sun was shining, and I was reminded how spring brings with it a boatload of optimism. I wonder why I don’t see more swings and hammocks in residential gardens? I can’t think of a nicer way to spend [...]