Year: 2020

  • The Abyss
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    The Abyss

    As we lean over the precipice of despair and gaze into the abyss of armageddon, there is comfort in knowing that stability remains through the continued delivery of the basic services: water, electricity, heat, ……

  • Architecture #1
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    Architecture #1

    The [modern] architecture in the UAE often expresses extremes, in size, style, grandeur, and opulence. While the characteristics of many individual buildings are superlative, the shear number of such examples can become overwhelming. Contrasting the…

  • Three Paths Forward
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    Three Paths Forward

    The question raised about whether or not shelter-in-place controls can be lifted by Easter has had me think about that possibility, and specifically what the path to get there might look like.   It’s fine…