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On behalf of our office, Peter, Susana, Cliff, Andrew and myself, we would like to thank Stephanie for such a wonderful article in the Summer Edition of "Innovative Home". I spent two days with Stephanie and Roy, just doing the "yada...yada" thing (or as Peter's SNL's dead-ringer immitation of "Wable, wable") and I felt so comfortable with them, it was like I was chatting away with my old grad-school chums. Not boasting or putting on pretentious philosophical manifestos, but having fun and revealing where we succeeded and where we failed miserably.
Most importantly, Bobby Greenbaum was phenomenal, always demure, self-effacing but forthright and sure of himself, knowing that he took a gamble with this unknown architect, but the risk paid off. I am forever grateful for that opportunity.
Our detractors may call us "Boutique Architects", "Purists"..."Peter Pans"... but then, I would challenge any of them, to step up to the plate and be persistent, driven and dogmatic as we are... Then, if they achieve what we had, they can call us any name they want.
People ask me frequently "How you do it?" and "Why you do it?" mostly students who are embarking on this journey... My reply is not Earth shattering or profound, it is just "How? because we can't help ourselves but be earnest and truthful, and to the Why... our come back is "Why not". Luck is when opportunity meets preparation.
Thanks Bobby, Don, Lance, Mark, David Glomb, Marcello, Marco, Martin, Less, Peter, Cliff, Susana, Blair and everyone who left a little bit of themselves in the process... I see it every time I visit the house (like today) and it's self-evident that all of our team efforts are chiselled in... well...CMU, water, glass and pv panels... (as opposed to stone... Cicero)
Buildings are story tellers charged with emotions, daring dreams and ultimately they hold within their innards a journey of self-discovery. Thank you all!!!!