Category: Professor Posts

I have become increasingly obsessed with the work of Dieter Rams, and I think that this is a good time to introduce his work to the students.  The second project of the semester is a mobile movie screen and our design strategy hovers somewhere between architectural design and product design.  Rams studied architecture as well [...]

Young or old, it seems as though everyone who happens upon the installation in Marion Square is intrigued, and luckily for us it seems that most who interact with it seem to enjoy it. I have to admit that this is one of those projects that I have had the opportunity to work on with [...]

The above image is from Matthew Frederick’s 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School As a student, I often felt a bit out of sorts.  Not to mean that I didn't get along with others or that I didn't fit in, but that the talents I may have had never seemed to translate into the [...]

Over the weekend four students and I traveled to Wilmington, NC to acquire more wood.  I know what you might be thinking... Is it very smart to travel three and a half hours away to get some 2x4's?  Maybe not, but there was a greater reason for the trip.  The wood we picked up was [...]

I took the photo above this morning in Clemson right before I made my way back to Charleston after a weekend faculty retreat.  I always find it interesting to visit a construction site at this point of the process.  The trees are cleared and the soil is graded; it's a clean slate. We are at [...]

The saying goes, "The Devil is in the details" and the quote denotes that neglect or overlooking of details can cause greater problems as time progresses.  I have been thinking lately of this quote and reflecting about how I obsess over details in my life and career.  Architectural design is full of details, small and [...]

When designing, I have always paid particular attention to material choice, as I was taught to do. It was great as a student, designing theoretically, to pick interesting, often obscure materials to emphasize my architectural details from joinery to weathering. I like to think that this is a strength in design that I have which [...]