Learning to Master the Trash Can: July 2013

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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.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

REDUCE...REUSE...RECYCLE:

... Okay, so in the wake of the recent news that The City of Detroit has [finally] filed for Bankruptcy I thought I would share something uplifting and "light" regarding The Motor City - Read this Article when you have a free moment:

http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-finds-uses-old-school-buildings-080603339.html;_ylt=Ati27Xi5b8W.dRCX9qDDxVMJVux_;_ylu=X3oDMTJhbDRjbWt0BG1pdANBVFQgMyBTdG9yeSBKdW1ib3Ryb24gSG9tZSBDYWNoZWQEcG9zAzEwBHNlYwNNZWRpYUF0dFdpZGdldHJvbkFzc2VtYmx5;_ylg=X3oDMTFkcW51ZGliBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3BtaA--;_ylv=3:

Pretty cool, right?

I mean, the City has filed for Bankruptcy - AND GET THIS - The Private Transit Authority that operates the toll bridge from Detroit to Windsor (Ontario, Canada for those of you that don't got that whole "Geography" thang' down) filed for Bankruptcy this week too...They claim it has nothing to do with Detroit's current financial woes *wink, wink* - So, there's just craziness going on in the "Nation's High Five State" - BUT - I digress (...as usual) - There is cool Adaptive Reuse Stuff popping-off.

... I guess that Detroit is not just all Bail-outs* and tossing Occtapi onto the ice at Joe Louis Arena's...Oh yeah, and Eminem - What up Slim?

P.S. Detroit has found money in these trying times [...I know, weird right?] to fund a brand-spanking new arena for the Red Wings at a clip of $650 Million ( http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/9506294/michigan-board-oks-new-red-wings-arena-detroit ) - But hey, its all "Easy, Breezy, Cover Girl" - The Tax Payers are only on the hook for $284 Million of it - Come on, that ain't even half...Jeez; you guys are SO critical.

P.P.S. This Post is dedicated to my Mother who has the honor - No, really...Come on you guys, I'm serious - She has the honor of being born in Detroit Michigan...Love you Mom.

P.P.P.S. #GoBlackhawks.

XOXOX
B.

* - Proud to be a Ford Family...No Bail-outs here - #BuiltFordTough.

Sunday, July 7, 2013

SERVICE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE:

... Sorry - Been a crazy three weeks - More to come from my beautiful mind once I have a little free time but I leave you with this parting shot:

CONTRACTORS.

I hate that shit.