RELEVANT STUFF

In 2014, Michael was introduced to Biomason founder, Ginger Krieg Dosier,  and was part of the engagement between the non-profit Joseph's Exchange and Biomason to test their exciting new technology in Haiti. 

Propaganda poster dating from World War II 

c. 1941 © Robert Opie Collection

The notion of "promoting longevity and fighting disposability" has been around a long time and applies directly to the built environment just as it does everyday items, durable goods and our modern day approach to recycling, up-cycling and conservative use. 

The I-40 Pigeon River Gorge Wildlife Crossing Project

This proposal by the Safe Passage Fund Coalition gets us excited! There are few precedents for creating (or restoring) pathways for animals to safely cross our motorways. Most recent proposals have originated in France, Germany, Belgium and Canada but this one is close to home. Also referred to as "ecoducts," animal bridges and safe passages, these are common-sense approaches to saving wildlife - and fenders. 

If you haven't read this book by William McDonough and Michael Braungart, you should . . . 

 . . . and follow the certification protocols of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.

Master-MENDer, Samuel "Sambo" Mockbee

Michael had the pleasure of sharing a lecture series panel in 1991 a couple of years before Mockbee started this Auburn University legacy. The program continues to this day and is still one of a handful of design-build architectural education programs out there. 

Because Everything is Made from Material

Blaine Brownell is an architect, educator, and researcher of emergent materials and applications. He has painstakingly curated an online reference to the most interesting and most useful new materials now available to us to mend together. Brownell is the Director of the School of Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

A Great Read - and Catchy Title

Simon & Schuster says . . . " Irreplaceable offers a welcomed antidote to the anti-human digital future crushing our main streets and infiltrating every corner of our lives. It provides a comprehensive roadmap for creating human experiences that have the power to convene and bring friends, neighbors, and strangers together in prosocial environments in ways the digital replacements can’t replicate."