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• 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...

• Rhythm and Blueprints

  Senior Planning Partner Mark Strauss continues to surprise us with his enthusiasm for improving urban transit; Today, on his 60th birthday, he voic...

• Snapshots: NYFW Whitney Pozgay

  One of the highlights of New York Fashion week, Whitney Pozgay's WHIT Fall 2013 Presentation, inspired by a romantic Marianne Faithfull, brought to...

• B-Sides: Event #3 | [UNBUILT]

  A few weeks ago, FXFOWLE held a reception for its [UNBUILT] pop-up exhibition presented by B-Sides. As the owner of entry #23, the 'People's Choice...

• Archi | Texture: New Work

  Public reception for the artists: January 17, 2013, 6-8 pm FXFOWLE Gallery is pleased to present Archi | Texture: New Work, an exhibition of the w...

• Looking Back, Looking Forward

  As we approach the end of 2012, I have been reflecting on the state of the world around us and determining my resolutions for 2013.  We have seen ...

• Art Basel Miami Beach

  Senior Partner Guy Geier shares his top 10 picks from Basel Miami Beach:

• Exploring a Brighter Side of Haiti

  In previous posts, I have focused on rebuilding in Haiti as it relates to hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters.  However, there is...

• B-Sides: Event #1 | Flash (Sketch) Mob

  Dream Big, Start Small, and Act Now It was this idea that was the motivation behind the FXFOWLE Flash Sketch Mob. How It Began Seiji and I wan...

• Inside the Artist's Studio

  Glass craft never fails to impress me.  In fact, I've been attending glassblowing demonstrations since I was seven.  However, despite having visi...

• A Pleasant Reminder

  As enjoyable as my short tenure here at FXFOWLE has been, my favorite experience thus far was Kids' Day, held Friday, August  17th. No offense to ...

• King in the Queen City

  Every now and then I arrange a weekend trip to visit important buildings in the US. When asked by some friends to organize one such trip, I chose B...

• Future Fabulous

  When I received Sylvia Smith's invite to attend a forum hosted by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation I immediately RSVP'd – even with...

• I am a Mark Maker and Nothing More

  Glass and Paintings by John Brekke is currently on view in the FXFOWLE Gallery. I recently had the opportunity to speak with John about his work an...

• On Getting F'ed

  Well, it finally happened. I received an "F" (as in "FAIA") at this year's AIA convention in Washington, DC. In all seriousness, getting investe...

• Spring Greening

  "Green April," FXFOWLE's month-long celebration of sustainability and sustainable design, has now ended. Events and educational programs throughout...

• Living Green: Part I

  FXFOWLE was founded over 34 years ago and is deeply rooted in conservationist values. Today, our projects continue to set new standards in environm...

• 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...

• Dateline: Baku, Azerbaijan

  Guy recently spent less than 48 hours in Baku to make a presentation to a client. Luckily, he made some time to jot down a few reflections from his...

• The Kitty Pod Hotel

  As architects, most of us spend our entire careers designing buildings, and if we are lucky it's a structure that stimulates, inspires, and contrib...

• The Joy of Sketching

  Webster's Dictionary defines the word sketch as "a rough drawing representing the chief features of an object or scene and often made as a prelimin...

• A Stitch in Time

  Downtown Dallas is dead on a Sunday. And it's not necessarily due to vacant land.  How can otherwise robust cities use imaginative programming to ...

• Designs on Azerbaijan

  Having recently been awarded a project for a new Wellness Hotel about 120 km north of Baku in Azerbaijan last month, I had the pleasure of visitin...

• A Bird Eat Bird World

  I may be far from waking up to birdsong in the mountains of Vermont, but occasionally something reminds me that even New York City has a significan...

• Land Use & Construction Law, Part 2

  Going into the lunch session, Richard Anderson, President of the New York Building Congress, was the keynote speaker. Construction spending continu...

• 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....

• Mr. Stein's Green

  No, not Ben Stein's money, Carl Stein's Greening Modernism: Preservation, Sustainability and the Modern Movement. The green guru (he's been working...

• Attention to Details

  Alan Chimacoff has found the poetic in the mundane. In his exhibition abstract.hyphen.realities at the FXFOWLE gallery, Chimacoff aims his camera a...

• Yes We Can!

  In its 18th year, Canstruction NYC kicked off last Wednesday night at the World Financial Center. Competition was tough this year as 24 teams parti...

• Death by Plastic

  Green October, a month-long campaign to increase awareness of waste among FXFOWLE staff, kicked–off early this month with a special lecture b...

• Words with the Artist: Daniel Wiener, Part 2

  Last week, I talked to Daniel about his inspiration and process. This week we continue talking about his materials, techniques and color. Jessic...

• Words with the Artist: Daniel Wiener, Part 1

  I caught up Daniel Wiener, a Brooklyn-based artist known primarily for his intense and viscerally arresting sculptures, and asked him about his pr...

• I Spy Ballerinas at Lincoln Center

  Lincoln Center has always existed to me as a vaguely defined area near my friend's apartment on the Upper West Side. As a kid walking by I was inte...

• ACE Mentoring

  FXFOWLE completed a successful year participating in the esteemed Architecture, Construction and Engineering Mentoring Program (ACE). Since its con...

• A Battle to Benefit the Greater Good

  My competitive spirit kicked in at the recent Nova Arts S.A.S Salon Exhibition. The S.A.S. (Secret Arts Society) showed off works by talented archi...

• On the Ground at the AIA Convention: Day 2

  Day 2 of the AIA National Convention was a chilling experience. By that I mean that the Convention Center operator finally found the "on" button fo...

• On the Ground at the AIA Convention: Day 1

  Greetings from Miami Beach where the activity at the AIA Convention is as hot as the weather.  Although I have no official information, it appears...

• Looking Back on the City We Imagined and Made

  Last Friday, I stopped by the latest exhibition presented by The Architectural League, The City We Imagined.  I mainly went to check out the photo...