Corona House Update - Good Weather / by Mark Silva
Corona House Construction Update / by Mark Silva
Roadtrip - Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona, AZ / by Mark Silva
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 / by Mark Silva
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 / by Mark Silva
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 / by Mark Silva
Great concept, systems and intent from the 70s. iPhone photos, left my Nikon behind.
Roadtrip - Taos Pueblo, NM / by Mark Silva
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 / by Mark Silva
Roadtrip - Painted Desert, northern AZ / by Mark Silva
Roadtrip - Meteor Crater, Northern AZ / by Mark Silva
Huge! Used for Astronaut training for the moon. iPhone photos/video
Roadtrip - Bridge over Rio Grande Gorge, random thunderhead, Taos, NM / by Mark Silva
Roadtrip - Emory Pass, NM / by Mark Silva
Apparently I’m liken the lichen
Roadtrip - Copper Mine, Silver City, NM / by Mark Silva
Amazing importance, colors, textures and scale of large-scale mining
Corona House - Butt-Glazed Corners & Insulation / by Mark Silva
Prosperity House Construction Progress / by Mark Silva
Coming along slowly, but surely..
Corona House Progress / by Mark Silva
Backyard Summer Playground / by Mark Silva
Design for a friend’s backyard summer playground coming along..
Corona House Glazing Install / by Mark Silva
Z House + Winery Scout Shoot / by Mark Silva
Some shots I took while we scouted the property for professional architectural photography later this year by Brady Architectural Photography.