Archive for April, 2009

Me

28Apr09

back when I smoked…

Stopping smoking is the best thing I’ve ever done for my son, the second, I think, is taking him to the KPM Institute’s SAM School
I was elated at this TED conference video on education, besides being allowed to be free and self-initiate his education at SAMS, Kilean goes to ballet 3 times a [...]


Just perfect. MJ will like this one when he comes back from Texas Tech.

more about “Dance, architecture, and the senses.“, posted with vodpod


The American Institute of Architects in Austin has awarded MJ Neal Architects a 2009 Design Award for the Wolfe Den. We started competing for these city design awards in 2003 and we’ve won every year except for 2006, when we didn’t enter. 
You can see the winners for the last three years at the AIA site. 
Please [...]


We, us, MJ Neal, AIA and Viviane Vives, taught a graduate advanced design studio at the University of Texas, Arlington.
This video explores how the use of film as a research tool in architecture informed the students’ projects and changed them. The students achieved a completely different relationship to the site by the use of documentary [...]


more about "Devil’s Backbone’s Taking Shape", posted with vodpod


The house is really fleshing out and I think these shots reflect how the house is starting to feel! We are excited about how this project is turning out.

more about “Larkey Addition + Remodel Progress Re…“, posted with vodpod