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... The title of this blog has to do with a Will Bruder quote I heard while attending the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) during the Fall of 1999 - "Learn to master the trash can and you might become something" - It really resonated with me and has stuck with me to this day. I suppose for me the concept hit hard that although you can discard an idea, concept, sketch, design, whatever for a certain project you may be able to revisit it at a later date under different circumstances - In other words designs never die, they evolve, they hibernate, they circle-back but they never die...Or maybe he was just telling us to quit our ideas of becoming Architects and to go live in a public park somewhere; which, given the current state of the industry probably would not have been such a bad idea...

That is what this Blog will be for me - With over a decade in the industry I have come to realize that what I thought I would be doing on a daily basis and what I actually do are pretty darn different - BUT - I still have ideas, I still have hopes and I still have my creativity; So, I figured this would be a good outlet...I will share my thoughts on work and the industry as well as whatever moments of creativity I can muster - And, yes, at the direction of my Wife I will keep the swearing to an absolute minimum.

Cheers...B.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID:

... Remember the Clinton Administration's rallying cry during the 1992 Election win over Bush Senior? - Well that was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Now we are faced with an overwhelming deficit, a staggering recession and a major surplus of empty commercial real estate...Did I mention I am an Architect? - Do you know anyone hiring?!?!? - But I digress. Vacant properties, empty green fields and a surplus of stock-piled and abandoned construction material - We see these things everyday; take this gem for instance.

What was once dicey hotels and tourist-trap type shops (...Alpaca hand bags anyone?) - Was snapped up at State Line and demolished in the hopes of building high-end condos. Yeah, well now what? - This property sits vacant with its foundation snow tipped; its only impact on South Lake Tahoe is being a place for taggers to congregate...Oh, and by the way, it has been like this for nearly a decade - Sorry, did I bum you out?

My Bad.


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