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Just a little stream of thought blog.  I promise to do my best to populate it with inspirations, past and future.  


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Genentech Building 35 Sustainability

July 20, 2015

Cheesy yet informative video on my recent design.

https://vimeo.com/130703971

Boitech Company Office Building, South San Francisco, CA
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Money Magazine: 2013 "Best" Places to Live

July 14, 2015

2013 throwback.  My hometown appreciated.

http://time.com/money/2791406/sharon-ma-1-best-places-to-live/

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Architect has unveiled plans to turn the chimneys at Battersea Power Station in London into giant sparking Tesla coils

July 14, 2015

Always makes me want to pull out my Pink Floyd Animals vinyl.  Very interesting concept.

http://www.dezeen.com/2015/07/14/bjarke-ingels-could-turn-battersea-power-station-chimneys-into-giant-tesla-coils/

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post-digital drawing machine

July 10, 2015

very cool drawing tool

http://www.smigla-bobinski.com/english/works/ADA/video.html

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Explore the TWA Terminal, a Pristine Time Capsule From 1962

July 09, 2015

A favorite preserved...digitally.  

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/06/30/explore_the_twa_terminal_a_pristine_time_capsule_from_1962.php

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Cornell Wants People to ‘Collide’ on Its New NYC Tech Campus

July 01, 2015

http://www.wired.com/2015/07/cornell-wants-people-collide-new-nyc-tech-campus/

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SLC Breaking Ground

June 30, 2015

http://fox13now.com/2014/07/17/slc-to-break-ground-on-new-airport/

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The Texting Lane

June 29, 2015

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/17/utah-valley-texting-lane_n_7605236.html

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Architecture Week: Aerial Offices

June 26, 2015

2000 Throwback article about the AA cabin I designed while at SMWM 

http://www.architectureweek.com/2002/1002/design_1-1.html

American Airlines Cabin & Gate Design
American Airlines Cabin & Gate Design
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San Francisco Business Times: Alexandria fully leases building despite economy

June 25, 2015

2010 Article about 1500 Owens Street

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2010/03/29/focus5.html

1500 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: FLEXLAB

June 24, 2015

Now at FLEXLAB: Genentech B35

https://flexlab.lbl.gov/now-flexlab

https://flexlab.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/featured/FLEXLAB%20Case%20Study_Genentech_2.pdf

Boitech Company Office Building, South San Francisco, CA
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New Preschool In Japan Collects Rainwater Into Puddles For Kids To Play In

June 24, 2015

Great rainwater reuse strategy.

http://www.boredpanda.com/preschool-collects-rainwater-puddles-kids-play-dai-ichi-yochien-hibino-sekkei/

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Stanford heads North: Major campus planned in Redwood City

June 24, 2015

Silicon Valley Business Journal

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/2012/03/30/stanford-heads-north-major-campus.html

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Stanford in Redwood City, Redwood City, CA
Stanford in Redwood City, Redwood City, CA
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Clarion Alley

Clarion Alley

Mission Textures, The Mission District, San Francisco

June 23, 2015
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Construction Has Begun On New Ferry Building Kiosks

June 22, 2015

I designed these kiosks while at Perkins + Will.  So happy to see them under construction.

 

http://www.barbarycoastnews.com/2014/08/18/ferry-building-looks-to-add-new-kiosk-program/

http://hoodline.com/2015/05/construction-has-begun-on-new-ferry-building-kiosks

http://sf.eater.com/2014/10/31/7139577/the-ferry-building-will-expand-outdoors-with-five-more-permanent

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www.genentech.com: Building Health

June 22, 2015

http://www.gene.com/stories/building-health

Genentech highlighting the building health of the new B35 building.

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San Francisco Chronicle: Genentech unveils eco-friendly office building

June 21, 2015

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Genentech-unveils-eco-friendly-office-building-6279593.php

Boitech Company Office Building, South San Francisco, CA
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Next-Generation Scientific Computing

June 19, 2015

New super computers to move into the project I designed for LBNL / UC Berkeley

http://cs.lbl.gov/news-media/news/2015/nersc-cray-move-forward-with-next-generation-scientific-computing/

UC Computational Research Facility, Berkeley, CA
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Design Revolution Workplace

June 18, 2015

Genentech B35 Office Building: My attempt at helping in the workplace revolution:

http://issuu.com/easoncommunications/docs/californiabuildingsnewsmj2015

Boitech Company Office Building, South San Francisco, CA
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Walt Disney's Original EPCOT →

October 14, 2014

An amazing example of how to simply explain an idea through animation.  

http://youtu.be/sLCHg9mUBag

http://youtu.be/sLCHg9mUBag

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