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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.

Sunday, June 22, 2014

HE SIMPLY KILLED IT:

... Will Bruder you are the Man.

Okay, full disclosure - Will Bruder is my favorite Architect; refer to the header of this Blog for a little more context...In honor of yesterday's Summer Solstice I thought I would share some photos of the Phoenix Public Library - Now known as the "Burton Barr Central Library" - Here is the Wikipedia Page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Barr_Central_Library

There is a method to my madness, however...

... You see, yesterday the fifth floor reading room of the Burton Barr Central Library was more than likely packed with visitors - AND - With the Sun being at the highest point in the sky it will be all year the floating tensile roof was even more amazing than it is on the other 364 days of the year...Yes, the Sun shown through each skylight and kissed each candle-shaped column tip and the entire roof glowed like a steel and concrete candelabra...

Completely breathtaking.

... And that my fellow Trash Canners is why we do this shit...Impact. Place making. The "Wow" moment - Turning something as utilitarian as a metal roof in a public library into an annual event and a canvas for human interaction.

Architecture for Architecture's sake.

Enjoy the photos - If you have the means, I highly recommend you visit downtown Phoenix and the Burton Barr Central Library...Whether it is on the Summer Solstice or not:







Dear Will Bruder...I love you.

Happy Summer Solstice 2014,
Hot Mama
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