http://www.culvahouse.net a resource for design and architectural communication Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:48:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since 2000, I have edited arcCA (Architecture California), the journal of the American Institute of Architects California Council. arcCA is dedicated to exploring ideas, issues, and projects relevant to the practice of architecture in California. It focuses quarterly editions on professional practice, the architect in the community, the AIACC Design Awards, ... http://www.culvahouse.net/arcca-archtecturecalifornia/arcca-architecture-california/ Only two major streets run north-south in New Orleans: Napoleon Avenue (bottom center of this image) and Elysian Fields (upper right). The yellow areas represent the portions of the grid of minor streets that are oriented to the cardinal points. Elsewhere in the city, the streets cannot orient you to ... http://www.culvahouse.net/new-orleans/true-north/ “Intelligent Design,” McCallie Magazine Tulanian The Architect's Newspaper The Leaf Chronicle http://www.culvahouse.net/tva/reviews/ I have not spread myself as thin in the realm of community service as I have in most areas. The following four organizations are the ones to which I chiefly devote energy and resources. I support them because they are effective. http://www.culvahouse.net/beneficence/117/ Since its founding in 1951, the Nature Conservancy has protected more than 117 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers worldwide. http://www.culvahouse.net/beneficence/nature-conservancy/ Located in Montgomery, Alabama--the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement--the Southern Poverty Law Center was founded by Morris Dees and Joe Levin, two local lawyers who shared a commitment to racial equality. Its first president was civil rights activist Julian Bond. Throughout its history, the SPLC has worked to make ... http://www.culvahouse.net/beneficence/southern-poverty-law-center/ Public Architecture identifies and solves practical problems of human interaction in the built environment and acts as a catalyst for public discourse through education, advocacy, and the design of public spaces and amenities. Supported by the generosity of foundation, corporate, and individuals grants and donations, Public Architecture works outside the ... http://www.culvahouse.net/beneficence/public-architecture-2/ I belong to FCCB--the First Congregational Church of Berkeley--a United Church of Christ congregation led by Rev. Patricia de Jong, who previously served with William Sloan Coffin at New York's Riverside Church. The UCC is the first main-stream church in North America to have ordained an African-American (1785), a woman ... http://www.culvahouse.net/beneficence/first-congregational-church-of-berkeley/ What this has to do with New Orleans won't be immediately apparent. (It will become clearer as the book develops.) But what it illustrates is a fact of architectural design, which is that, when you are looking at a floorplan, it is pretty easy to imagine the front face of ... http://www.culvahouse.net/new-orleans/imagining-the-back/ A growing collection of "how-to" guides, by a variety of authors (including me). Click on a title to download a PDF. AIA Continuing Education Credit AIA members can receive continuing education credit for "Self-Designed Activities." For such activities, you receive credit for the time spent in direct learning, which can include "time ... http://www.culvahouse.net/tips-and-guides/100/