Much has been written about the decline and lost art of the hand sketch. Most articles speak romantically of the mind, hand, pencil, sketch, connection when developing a design solution. As always, I look at it differently. While sketching is romantic, we (senior architects) need to encourage and promote young architects to take time away from the computer to study solutions by sketching. Not to preserve this art, but to add it to your tool kit. The more graphic tools you

2017 - 18 marked three milestones in my life and career. On August 1st 2017 I completed my 40th year in architecture, July 30th 2018 was my 60th birthday, and this December 5th 2018 completes the 25th year as Design Partner of Jennings Ackerley, a passion with which I began in 1992 is undiminished. This website and blog will document history, present ideas and express observations of my 40+ years in architecture. During the early phase of my career in Bakersfield, CA, so muc