Postmodern Architecture

Posted on January 29, 2010

this post is just too brilliant not to recognize. wow.

Postmodern Architecture

From an address by Ravi Zacharias:

I remember lecturing at Ohio State University, one of the largest universities in this country. I was minutes away from beginning my lecture, and my host was driving me past a new building called the Wexner Center for the Performing Arts.

He said, “This is America’s first postmodern building.”

I was startled for a moment and I said, “What is a postmodern building?”

He said, “Well, the architect said that he designed this building with no design in mind. When the architect was asked, ‘Why?’ he said, ‘If life itself is capricious, why should our buildings have any design and any meaning?’ So he has pillars that have no purpose. He has stairways that go nowhere. He has a senseless building built and somebody has paid for it.”

I said, “So his argument was that if life has no purpose and design, why should the building have any design?”

He said, “That is correct.”

I said, “Did he do the same with the foundation?”

All of a sudden there was silence.

You see, you and I can fool with the infrastructure as much as we would like, but we dare not fool with the foundation because it will call our bluff in a hurry.

(Via Justin Taylor.)

the new shelf

Posted on January 17, 2010

so we needed a shelf for our bathroom. there’s hardly any storage in there, so our hallway was doing the job of holding most of the items that didn’t have a place.

and seeing as i still had some of the cedar wood leftover from the piece i built to go on the stage at our wedding, i knew it would work perfect.

after putting the first coat of poly on the bed yesterday i turned my attention to the shelf. it was a quick little job. i used the table saw to cut a groove for the acrylic door to sit in and then i mitered the corners and finally joined everything with a biscuit jointer.

it turned out nice and does the job.

china book: the beginning

Posted on January 10, 2010

we have finally begun the undertaking. a project we’ve talked about for so long now:

THE CHINA BOOK
(insert ominous music)

how very exciting!

this evening we printed off about 200 thumbnails of images that we’re considering for the book. we grouped them into categories (landscapes, people, buildings, still life) to help sift through the rubble. and from there we’ll narrow each category down until we get a reasonable number for the book.

after this we’ll begin the writing, layout, printing, binding, etc., etc.

we’ll keep you informed. stay tuned.

and we are now taking pre-orders…. please contact for pricing info.

in progress

Posted on January 8, 2010

i’ve been quite busy since i started working a few months ago but i have found time here and there to work on the next project: a bed.

i don’t have any process pictures, so you’ll have to wait for the final images of it. but as a preview, it’s a platform bed that i made out of some rough sawn lumber i came across on craigslist. the guy i bought it from had bought all the wood from an old sawmill that closed down.

it’s been a fun project, but definitely takes some time. check back soon for more pictures.

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