I could have stopped right here. Right at the stage pictured here. There’s something so compelling about the fresh new concrete bones of...

The truth about building your own home with your bare hands is that you will need help along the way. For me that started with the...

Designing and then building a passive solar home requires careful calculations based on the exact location on the globe and an exact...

I'll never forget taking this photo. Seemed appropriate somehow that the first signs of habitation were an office chair and drafting...

When I began designing our home, my wife and I were living at my family's bed and breakfast. I was the only one in my family left in New...

Warning: Architects in Tractors are Closer Than They Appear. I am often asked about my experience designing and physically building my...