The Joke's on Us!

OK, so how many of you read and re-read our last Design Matters newsletter trying to find something about an "Anniversary Celebration"?  Certainly the subject of the email would have led you to believe that something special was happening.  And just as certainly, the opening monologue about the bad economy and the dire straits many architects find themselves in was not meant to be celebratory!   Though as the opening poem would indicate, our curses often become blessings if we but respond with gratitude (yes, I know, much easier said than done!)

Well, what I meant to tell you, dear readers, is this:

November marked the One-Year Anniversary of publishing our newsletter.  We think that's worthy of celebrating, but then again we believe celebrations to be an essential part of life.  Large or small, accomplishments, achievements and awards are to be enthusiastically acknowledged and yes, celebrated!

Of course, November also marked another anniversary - 23 years ago, Chris first became a licensed architect!  For nearly a quarter century, Chris has been honing his skills, refining the art and science of design and architecture.  In the past 23 years, Chris has designed, along with his professional staff and some stellar interns, hundreds of thousands of square feet of buildings - new construction, additions and remodels, historic preservation and adaptive re-use of old structures.  Many, many, many millions of dollars of investments have resulted from many, many hours of discussion and discernment, and plenty of attention to detail. All the workings of the architect's mind, and those of the staff, clients and the builders with whom we've worked over the years, evolve into lines and letters, calculations and code evaluations, printed on 24 x 36 paper in preparation for the reality of construction.  It's amazing, really, to think of the process that brings your dreams to reality via the talents and dedication of the architect.  That's most definitely something to celebrate!