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• Vertical Construction Starts on 555 E Street SW

  Vertical construction has started on 555 E Street SW, a new 12-story, mixed-use building in Washington, DC. Located in the city's Southwest neighbo...

• Breaking Records and Making History

  More than 40,000 marchers from over 350 organizations and companies (breaking all NYC Pride records) trekked down Fifth Avenue on Sunday, June 25 f...

• Snapshots: Ronesans Tower

  I always enjoy visiting our projects on site–no matter which stage of construction or even long after completion. But my recent project visit...

• Note to Self: A Time for Deflection

  This past winter was a tough one here in New York, thanks in part to the flu bug. I had the flu just a few months ago, and not being able to get ou...

• Note to Self: RFIs and Shop Drawings - When to Punt

  Well, it was bound to happen. I tried holding off as long as possible, but after writing several 'Note to Self' blogs which incorporate every imag...

• Note to Self: A Day of Beauty

  My most recent blog post focused on one of the best days on the construction site: the day concrete slabs are poured. This time, I'd like to discu...

• Note to Self: Living on the Edge

  One of the best parts of working on a construction site is being there the day after they pour a concrete floor slab. Although the concrete is stil...

• Note(s) to Self from Grand Central Terminal

  On February, 2, 2013, New York City celebrated the 100th Anniversary of Grand Central Terminal, a birthday which had special meaning to me. Like s...

• Postcards from Fuzhou, P.R.C.

  I had heard that building in China moves quickly, so I shouldn't have been surprised when, shortly after starting a new project, Partners Guy Geier...

• Note to Self: The Juiceman

  Do you remember the late night infomercial from the 90's featuring a Jack LaLanne-like character selling us on the health benefits of drinking extr...

• Note to Self: Construction Graffiti

  During my daily walk-thru of the Hunters Point South School construction site, I take photos for my weekly field report to the owner.  As I compos...

• Haiti: Mission Possible

  Recently, I was fortunate enough to combine two of my passions: mentoring high school students and helping Haiti move forward in its recovery. This...

• Note to Self: The Dress Rehearsal

  If you ask 100 architects the goal of Quality Assurance (QA), you'll get 100 different responses. Here's mine: 'The objective of QA is to reduce ch...

• Note to Self: Notes from a Construction Site

  Watching a building come to fruition is the ultimate thrill of being an architect.  This is what we live for and what sleep-deprived architecture ...

• Land Use & Construction Law, Part 1

  Towards the end of January, I attended the conference "Developing the 21st Century: in the Built Environment" at the New York City Bar Association....