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It’s Done! The Making of the Heath Building.

Heath Ceramics

From first planning till August 2016, the journey from industrial laundry to a new hub for manufacturing and gathering in San Francisco’s Mission took five years. With the opening of the Tartine Manufactory, the 60,000 square foot, 100-year-old Heath Building that we call home in SF’s Mission District is complete.

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Exhibit: Architecture in Palestine during the British Mandate (1917-1948)

Life of an Architect

While I was in Israel this summer, I was fortunate enough to get a sneak peek into an architectural exhibit that was about to open at the Israel Museum that focused on the architecture of Palestine, before the state of Israel became a state. 476 pages with amazing images, drawings, plans, sections and elevation drawings.

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What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2017]

Life of an Architect

I had the pleasure of spending a lot of time with Sam when I was in Israel, and I’ll never be the same. Brunelleschi’s Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture $10 by Ross King (Author) Exactly the sort of book that every architect would read … if they haven’t already.

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