shafik i. rifaat, aia, aicp Professor of Architecture, University of Houston, SIR Inc. Architects & Planners, www.sirarchitects.comMaster’s of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Master’s of City Planning, Harvard University Bachelor of Science in Architecture, University of Alexandria, … [Read more...]
NATALYE APPEL, FAIA natalye appel + associates architects, llc education: b. arch., rice university, m. arch., university of pennsylvania specialty: live, work, art, civic, institutional We all know that feeling when you reach in the closet for something and a shoe or a belt falls and hits your head…the world … [Read more...]
An architect is a builder of dreams. They tend to communicate in a pictorial way and use other nonverbal manners of sharing their observations of life. I met with two architect couples, Sophia and Cord and Mark and Anne, at Block 7 for dinner. Big city, small town...three of the four went to undergrad together. Sophia Malik and Cord Bowen Local … [Read more...]
The City of Houston’s Green Initiatives are literally sprouting up all over the place! From the City Hall Victory Garden at Tranquility Park where Mayor Annise Parker tends to Swiss chard, tomatoes, kale and cabbages to the first of 65 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations on Walker Street at City Hall. I met with Mayor Parker and Laura … [Read more...]
MARK JOHNSON AND JENNY STAFF JOHNSON | WWW.HOMETTA.COM Once in a while you stumble across a very creative idea that fills a niche in this town where there just truly aren’t many housing choices: a bungalow in the Heights, Montrose or Southampton; a few Mid-Century Modern in Glenbrook Valley – and then there are Tuscan Tudor Georgian French … [Read more...]
JEREMY MCFARLAND | BRICKMOON DESIGN | WWW.BRICKMOONDESIGN.COM Jeremy McFarland was the in-house designer for Allegro Builders which Bill Baldwin of Boulevard Realty represents. Jeremy also designed the Boulevard Realty office at 1545 Heights where I caught up with him to discuss his practice, Brickmoon Design. JEREMY MCFARLAND | BRICKMOON … [Read more...]
REAL ESTATE + DEVELOPMENT STYLE RANDALL DAVIS, LARRY LEVINE, GEOFF JONES, DERECK DARNELL We’ve toasted in the new year with champagne and hope! Before our resolve is broken, what do the icons of Houston’s real estate development expect for 2010? I have my opinion as real estate is my passion and profession, so I corralled local … [Read more...]
Photography by Jaime Lagdameo By Sandra Gunn, a native Houstonian and Realtor. Her firm, Sandra Gunn Properties, specializes in the unique and prides themselves on being architects of community. | www.sandragunn.com Sandra’s makeup by Asher - Kuhl Linscomb photography descriptions: jay baker | sandra gunn, pool aerial … [Read more...]
ARCHICHAT FEATURES BARKITECTURE For years, architects, designers and builders have been using their creative talents to design and build functional doghouses for their four-legged friends – commonly referred to as “Barkitecture.” October 23 – 24, Houston Pavilions and Pup Squad, 002houston magazine and Sandra Gunn Properties are … [Read more...]
