Procrastination

Well, I've been really busy with work and life. I haven't studied for BCDS as much as I should have. This must be a common thing because at the end of every NALSA video Dorf says "Please don't procrastinate." I'm looking forward to spending the winter indoors and getting a lot of studying done.  I intend to take BDCS in October, and Structural Systems hopeful in December.

I will say though for the price of these exams I figured NCARB would have better software. At least software that would run on Windows x64 as it is becoming the new standard.

Rent a Frank Lloyd Wright House

I just recently came across an article describing how to make a couple of bucks by renting out your home on airbnb.com. I decided to check out the website and discovered you can rent Wright's Schwartz house and two others. You can also rent out several homes designed by Frank Gehry. I think I might take advantage of this one day but for now I have to get back to studying for BDCS.

https://www.airbnb.com/wishlists/airbnb_picks

Pruitt-Igoe All Over Again

I have no doubt that Brad Pitt wanted to help with the best intentions when trying to redevelop New Orleans' 9th Ward, however; Frank Gehry, should have know better. Designing for the designer and not the client seems to be a huge problem today. I would say this house in the 9th Ward would be the equivalent of giving a poor person a Ferrari. Yes it would be great to own one, that is until you have to pay $7,500 for a tune up and $2,300 for a brake job.

True, the issues with this will be no where near the problems of Yamasaki's failed Pruitt-Igoe, but it is a clear example of neglecting design considerations of the people that will be living there. I'm really curious to how much it would cost to fix one of those solar panels.

About Me

In the late 90’s and as a little delinquent my friends and I practiced graffiti around NYC and on Long Island. We use to go to meetings with other graffiti artists where our black books would be exchanged and we would draw pieces all night.

In my junior year of high school I dropped out to work at the front desk of a strip club. This was awesome at the time because I had a bunch of naked strippers that loved me and I was making more money than anyone I knew at the time.

I eventually got arrested doing graffiti and quit my job at the strip club.  When I was at an all-time low, my friend Cliff got me a job with him as a carpenter's helper.  The first thing we were working on was the lightning shelters on the Bethpage State Golf Course. Even though I was only a helper I decided to pick up a nail gun and the rest is history.  I then went on to work as a carpenter for a couple of big commercial companies and many residential companies.

One day while working I decided I wanted to try to go to college. I got my GED and enrolled at a local university. I started out as a business major and enjoyed the courses, but; something was missing. I decided to change my major and with my background of graffiti and experience in construction architecture just seemed to come naturally, almost as if it was in a master plan from a higher power.

I continued to work in carpentry up until my junior year when I started to work for a corporate architectural firm. This was a huge transition going from field work with a bunch of guys to being in a huge office. I wasn't familiar with the politics of a large office and after some time I decided to leave. I then went to work at a 5 person firm in a local village. Here I learned much more as I was more important to the company and learned a lot about local politics while easing into office politics. I ended up leaving there to go to school full time.

I graduated in 2010 and started to take the ARE at the end of 2012. So far I have passed SD and plan on finishing the rest by the end of 2013.