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BUILDER Magazine’s Favorite Houses of 2010 included the MILhouse designed by Thoughtcrib, Inc. You can read more here: http://www.builderonline.com/design/10-great-houses-of-2010.aspx?page=4. Special thanks to my client for their trust and to the builder, Foursquare Builders, for making this possible. If you are not familiar with the MILHouse concept, see the Projects page of my website – thoughtcrib.com. MILHouse […]

This holiday season has been a busy one at Thoughtcrib. Since the last post to this blog (on Thanksgiving!), I have continued experimenting and updating Thoughtcrib’s social media presence. While this has hindered blog entries, I now have more ways to communicate with you and get feedback from you. You can now follow Thoughtcrib on Twitter: @Thoughtcrib. Blog […]

This morning I was able to share some recent projects with archi-buddy Jamie Crawley (@falloutstudio) over coffee. The hit of the morning was his project for this year’s Barkitecture – the RIB HOUSE. Which reminded me: Barkitecture is this Saturday from Noon to 6:00 in the 2nd Street District of Austin. More information can be found […]

This weekend looks to be another exciting one in Austin, and what could be more Austin than the celebration of '35 years of serious commotion' from local sustainability landmark Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems (CMPBS). The founders Pliny Fisk and Gail Vittori, in addition to founding CMPBS, were integral in developing the world-renown Austin […]

I was able to visit the Riverdale Residence recently for a site visit/camping trip with my son. Camping has been an important component of this project and I hope to maintain it as a standard design protocol for all of my rural projects. Camping allowed me to gain a greater understanding of the site as […]

"The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected."-Thomas Paine  

If you would like to early vote in Austin, today is your last chance.    For polling places: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/election/intro_eng.htm For election candidates: http://www.co.travis.tx.us/county_clerk/election/20101102/gen_election_candidates.pdf  

I was able to visit MILHouse 2.0 last week and take some pre-move-in photos. I am looking forward to seeing this occupied by the happy newlyweds. We were able to resolve a few things on the second iteration of this home. The Kitchen has been enlarged from original MILHouse to resolve the circulation pinch point that I […]

I am very excited about this weekend and most of all about the updated Arthouse reopening. I have watched the construction, especially the final pieces, including the simple, but awesome painted signage. The Reopening Party – dinner and/or after party – will be held Friday, October 22, and tickets are still available – $1,000 for the dinner […]