Inspiration

Inspiration

Throughout this blog I've highlighted and created links to exceptional individuals and organizations who design thoughtful homes, environmentally responsible communities and historically based building products. Some of them are local to me, while others I've yet to meet. They are exceptional because at some point in their careers, be it a moment in time or countless hours spent around a conference room table, they decided to do what was right...even though their wallets might be fatter if they just followed the crowd. Their hard work and dedication to their chosen craft is now paying dividends in the form of homes and communities that will age gracefully and be admired for generations to come...and maybe even be an inspiration to others, like they were to me.

Thomas J. Ryan, Jr. - Architect

Like most of the internet, blogs read from newest to oldest entry...this one works best by reading the first three posts in chronological order, starting with the Welcome! post. Just scroll down on the right side of this page until you see the Blog Archive list...click on 2011, then scroll down to the bottom after the new page appears. Please email me with any comments and thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Things that make you go hmmmm...7


There are lots of McMansion-esque things going on here, but I'm going to concentrate on just one.  The infamous Palladian window detail.  It's commonly butchered because very few people take the time to go back and see how it was originally done...once you see how simple it is to do right, you'll start to understand why Palladio (he didn't actually invent the window form, but I'll save that for another post) is constantly turning over six feet under.

Below is a drawing taken from Mary Anne Cusato's wonderful book, Get Your House Right...a must read for architects and builders.
Posted by at