Construction Update At Corona House /
Corona House Construction Update /
Corona House Update /
Corona House Construction Update /
Corona House Tile Installation Started /
Cabinets Installation at Corona House /
Corona House Update /
Drywall finishing & stucco brown coat
Corona House Construction Update /
Eisenhauer Backyard Enhancement /
Corona House Update - Good Weather /
Corona House Construction Update /
Roadtrip - Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona, AZ /
Was here as a pre-teenager with my parents. Been dreaming about it ever since. The architecture blew me away as a young boy. Probably the biggest influence on my architecture work, this singular building.
Roadtrip - Gila Cliff Dwellings, NM /
Extremely experiential for me personally. A long, mostly climbing, hike thru beautiful forest. A thunderstorm slowly passed by and provided constant thunder from the sky as a backdrop to the whole experience, not to mention humidity.
To think human families in groups built this and lived here in these structures, bringing their water all the way up from the stream below. Being protected from dangers; other tribes, bears and other critters, and the climate. While I was in the spaces it was amazing to think these families with children scratched out an existence with its ups and downs (literally). You could actually make out where their sleeping spots were carved out of the sandstone, assuming they most likely had straw mats and blankets to make it cozy.
Thank you New Mexico for allowing me to have this experience.
Roadtrip - Bowie, AZ /
An example of the thousands of small towns that never recovered from the interstate highway system. Some have recovered. This system by-passed the Main Streets of small towns across every State of the Union. thereby wreaking havoc on the their economies in a huge way not to mention devastating the people of these towns. Many of course left town, still many stayed out of pride and/or a sense of place. Its a sad story to be seen all across the Country on any roadtrip. Bowie, despite having the railroad and a National Monument, Main Street now looks like this.
Roadtrip - Earthship Biotecture, Taos, NM /
Great concept, systems and intent from the 70s. iPhone photos, left my Nikon behind.
Roadtrip - Taos Pueblo, NM /
A Native American community which has been continuously inhabited for 1,000 years.
iPhone photos, professional cameras not allowed without prior permission. Had to leave my Nikon behind.
Roadtrip - Petrified Forest, northern AZ /
Roadtrip - Painted Desert, northern AZ /
Roadtrip - Meteor Crater, Northern AZ /
Huge! Used for Astronaut training for the moon. iPhone photos/video
