todd

Cromwell in a Sweatsuit

I'm thinking of joining the Grey Sweatsuit Revolution. Just think, I'd never need to worry about what to wear ever again!

Test cup

Test test test

The problem with contests...

...is that you might not win, and that's a bummer. A few months ago I scrambled to put together an entry for this year's Architecture for Humanity contest: designing a combination soccer clubhouse and meeting place for a poor community in South Africa.

• Check out my entry
• Check out the nine A4H finalists

Overall I think I made a pretty good showing. It's interesting to see that I had a lot of the same ideas as some of the finalists, though their focus was somewhat different. The main difference I see is in presentation: Many of the entrants are clearly using a particular style of architectural presentation that's hip these days, except for these folks, who used a more traditional Landscape Architecture approach.

Anyway, I didn't expect to win, so it's not too surprising that I didn't make it into the finals. There were something like 270 entrants, and many of those were teams of architects. Still, I was sheltering a little candle of hope, and that's been snuffed out. Oh well, I'll study the finalists (and other entrants when they're published) and learn from their innovations.

Robber

Tammy made this sketch of the guy who held her up at Lavish. That'll teach him to rob artists! Description:

• 5'6" 165lbs
• Mediterranean complexion
• Deep lines in face
• Dark brown or black hair with some silver
• Mid-fifties?

SF_Sunrise

In spite of pervasive malevolence in the world recently, the sun decided to rise this morning.