Tony Denzer

Yes that is mentioned here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_...

Is this, from 1935, the first architectural shading diagram? Maybe! I discuss here: solarhousehistory.com/blog/2025/7/...

Great photo.
Unless I'm mistaken, there is no scholarly insight on zebra striping. What was the purpose, the meaning, and the effect? Wish Henry Adams had written about Siena cathedral.

$100m building; gravel parking lot

When you have a headcold and care-taking international colleagues…

Funny because Gregg's is so generic. I'm not sure there's even an equivalent here.

Nick Chubb

Wild Strawberries is on my list too!

Five favorite black & white films:

Double Indemnity
In a Lonely Place
The Hustler
Rebecca
Wild Strawberries

Thank you! Certainly agree with your last line.

(sincere q) what are academia's problems in your view?

There are 700 faculty. If 94% were white (the pie chart), then it means we have 42 faculty-of-color on the whole campus. That can't be correct.
(However of course we have a diversity problem!)

There is no way that's correct.

Paris' Zero-Carbon Eco-District — Solar House History Reflecting on 2017.  In Paris, one of the most ambitious urban renewal projects in recent memory is rising out of the ground and coming into focus.  I visited in June with students.  Th...

From 2017: solarhousehistory.com/blog/2017/12...

Visited the Kauffman Center (Moshe Safdie) last evening

I've been reading 70's solar house stuff. This is a perfect Forward. Masterclass.
(The book is Casa del Sol by William Lumpkins, 1981)

I hope Top Secret! is not being overlooked in the Val Kilmer retrospectives.

Really great reporting by @mslaurabliss.bsky.social It seems the Park Planned homeowners intend to rebuild en masse fairly close to Ain's original plans. This will be amazing.

LA Fire Victims Are Betting on a Radical Idea to Help Them Rebuild As costs soar and climate risks mount, there are no easy answers for LA’s recovery. So one block in Altadena is working together to get home.

Here's another #Altadena #EatonFire article in which I'm a very minor character www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

UW Already Taking Steps Regarding U.S. Department of Education Investigation The University of Wyoming will cooperate with an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights -- and, in fact, is already taking steps in response to alleged “race-exclu...

According to my shop, this is about a recruiting org called "The Ph.D. Project" www.uwyo.edu/news/2025/03...

Learning from Park Planned Homes | Los Angeles Review of Books Kate Wolf considers Gregory Ain’s Altadena housing development in the wake of the Los Angeles fires.

I'm quoted in this thoughtful piece about Gregory Ain and Park Planned Homes, Altadena. Still heartbroken about the loss of this important neighborhood. lareviewofbooks.org/article/lear...

Excited to be spending a week at Cardiff Uni/Welsh School of Architecture, March 17-21.

Just said 'no' to an (unpaid) editorial position with an Elsevier journal.

Or granite

I think it's marble cladding actually. Super interesting building.

What is the history/philosophy around presidential pardons? It seems very un-democratic. (both sides)

AI is gonna be great, because without it, restaurant workers might make Matthew McConaughey sit outside in a downpour, and he'll just sit there.

Ain neighborhood according to recovery.lacounty.gov/eaton-fire/
This suggests 20 of the 28 houses were lost and 4 have no damage

Nice stack! My favorite "LA" book is Holy Land (but not fire-related). Also If He Hollers Let Him Go.

For those of you who want to help, here are some local Altadena organizations who were impacted.

These are all groups I have worked with personally and can vouch for the good work they do.

Thread. #EatonFire

Keith Birmingham Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex along with Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex members of the British royal family visits a home at 2858 Highview Ave. and Altadena Dr. that was destroyed during the Eaton...

This address corresponds to Park Planned Homes.