Housing or day care should be more than just a roof over somebody's head. Dismal, dreary spaces are oppressive. Light and connections with the outside make us feel better. We believe everybody deserves them. I don't think it's any more complicated than that.

Re-using existing structures is very sustainable. It allows us to create something that provides delight out of a very ordinary object.

It's a tremendous design challenge just to meet the needs of our clients and make effective use of public funds. But we still try to do something more, look for just one or two places in each project where we can make something sparkle. Sometimes it doesn't even have to cost money -- it can be more natural light or the interplay of different materials.

Today, another Day, and a Opportunity for to be Amazing

We don't need to go very far in any given day to find a need, hear a request, face an enemy, or encounter a situation that calls for a righteous application of our God-given power as women

It was another solid day for all the swimmers. Helen Norfolk was quite outstanding.