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Trend Shifters and Hip Young Urbanites
Fabiola and Donald Roman, as featured in the New York Time real estate section. Times are changing. Demographers tell us that younger set is shirking automobile ownership and moving closer into...
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Constructing our Reality
Last week I got to talk with a group of 60+ architecture students and faculty about design thinking, student development theory, and my Fulbright research… as well as how they connect to what we do in...
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Full STEAM Ahead, Virginia!
Discussing STEAM subjects: Caroline Martin, Dr. Judy Stewart, Orlando Robinson, Dr. Michelle Claville, Romdon Roopchan, and Dr. Shannon Chance. Big things are happening in the world of STEM education...
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Strolling Freemason
Hampton Roads is lovely this time of year! Here are some snippets from my quick post-yoga walk through Norfolk’s historic Freemason district.
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Gravitational Pull
Hampton University’s second year architecture students are learning about gravitational forces and lateral loads by designing post and beam structures using a simple kit of parts (and adhering to a...
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Drawing (on) Gravity
Sometimes gravity is an architect’s friend. In fact, architects can use gravity to human advantage in all sorts of ways. In Ecology class today, I showed some diagrams of systems that use...
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ArchExchange
The Virginia chapter of the America Institute of Architects hosts a conference every November that is called “ArchExchange East.” It’s a fabulous learning experience for me and my students. Most of...
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Architects’ Pot Luck
These days, wild, crazy fun among architects involves Pecha Kucha style presentations. This is a high-speed format for sharing images and ideas. With Pecha Kucha, each presenter selects/provides 20...
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Exotic Familiarity
I feared that somehow things wouldn’t seem as new and fresh on my return to Dublin as they were before. During my Fulbright fellowship, I spent 365 days in this vibrant city — but even a vibrant city...
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Expanding the Engineers’ Box
Fergus Whelan commented on this image that I need to think outside this box! Many thanks to Frank Daly for the fabulous photo. My students, having sent his look many times before, certainly empathize...
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Planning to Make Your School Green?
A colleague from Virginia Beach, J. Timothy Cole, and I published a chapter in the recently-released textbook called: Marketing the Green School: Form, Function, and the Future Our chapter is called:...
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Dublin’s Green Campus at Blanchardstown
Braving Dublin’s blustery weather today (a mix of winds, snow flurries, and showers that would make my blizard-ravaged friends back in the USA weep–for joy), I made a field trip to northwest side of...
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Slipping through Smithfield’s Historic Architecture
Hopping off the bus from Blanchardstown yesaterday I scurried from Manor Street to Bolton Street, reminded of the glories of Dublin’s architecture. On North Brunswick Street I snapped a photo of the...
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Finding Familiar Territory in Linenhall
A plumbing extracaganza! I’ve recently moved office. Whereas I previously had an individual office with an expansive view, I now share a room overlooking an alley. But, remarkably, it suits me just as...
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Loving Lively Lisbon
Guy ambling home from work on a unicycle, paraplegic dog sporting his own wheelchair, man dancing to headphones on the boardwalk at sunset. Chamber pots on sale at the church bazaar, saxophonist...
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A Portrait of Engineering (and Architecture) in Warsaw
Me and WUT’s PW-5. I just spent a most unexpectedly sublime week in Warsaw. What a beautiful, walkable, and livable city! Just the right density — useful public transport, affordable bike rentals,...
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In the Know on Assistive Technologies with Dr. Matteo Zallio
Assistive technologies can help us age more safely and gracefully, and live independently for much longer than we could on our own. My colleagues in engineering have been involved in growing these...
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Culture Night Dublin with Fulbright-ing Friends
Dublin Culture Night happens once a year, offering a glimpse into many cultural treasures this city has to offer. This year, I got to attend the event with my friends Amanda Wagstaff and Frank Daly....
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From Lockdown to Lisbon
Over Thanksgiving week, I was part of a panel to evlauate EU grant applications. These events are normally held in Brussels, and since the flight and accommodations were both cheaper starting on...
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Maria Carreira’s PhD viva on Learning Spaces in the University Context
What an honor to be part of the day a young scholar gets her wings, so to speak, by earning her PhD! Last week I travelled to Lisbon to attend the viva (i.e., PhD defense) of Maria Alexandre Bacharel...
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