happy new year 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

(last photo of 2012...)

silhouette + sky

tree in winter

Best wishes...

poinsettia wreath

Happy Holidays!

In the dark

bunker.

survived: 12-21-12...

AP Photography: architecture

This is a scan of an analog / film print from years ago, for my final project (AP photography) in high school.

That's when I came to love architecture.

succulent

in the garden...

12-12-12: Architecture

Stop by MYD blog for a special post for 12-12-12:

A dozen favorite photos of a dozen favorite buildings...

Happy 12.12.12!

Niteroi

Thank you + goodbye, Oscar Niemeyer...

saguaro + clouds

Have a great weekend!

building stalkers

(or architects)

Jason takes a look...

wood framing + construction detail

Visit MYD studio: blog for a photographic timeline of the construction progress at a contemporary residential addition + renovation in Villa Park, Orange County...

Thanksgiving pumpkins

Thanksgiving Cheers from MYD studio!

Best wishes for a great holiday weekend...

Stryker Sonoma Winery

Sustainable Sonoma: Wine Country Architecture

(new at MYD blog)

Columns...

At the Legion of Honor, San Francisco...

window in healdsburg

looking out...

Legion of Honor, San Francisco

At the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, for the Man Ray | Lee Miller exhibit...

more details + post at MYD blog coming soon...

Brasilia

Three Powers Plaza, Brasilia

bikes in healdsburg

the best way to get around town...

cheers!

paper flowers

high school #9

high school #9, los angeles

coop himmelbau + hmc architects (2009)

bay bridge, san francisco

A view of the construction heading east on the Bay Bridge...

banjo.

Last night a banjo saved my life.

...

board-formed concrete

linear, late-afternoon shadows add geometry to the textural quality at a beautiful board-formed concrete wall...

view from the freeway

Heading north to San Francisco on the 5...

(wind turbines)

Blog Action Day 2012

It's a small world... 

...at least when it comes to digital communication, shared knowledge + connectivity, which happens to be the focus of our post for Blog Action Day 2012 with this year's theme being The Power of We.

Stop by MYD's design blog for the complete post on online communities, content curation, and how to leverage social media as an educational tool and valuable resource.

San Francisco skyline

A few days away in the city...

Eames Rocker

 Anything Eames...

rocker.

reflections on architecture...

A favorite architectural photograph...

a black and white getaway...

Enjoy a beautiful weekend!

Cheers, Lauren

sunset + light

the same sunset, looking toward the other direction...

sunset + shadows

the setting sun, from a different perspective...

Ink sketch: flower

In the Garden...

Looking up...

 Hope the week is off to a great start!

hairpin

One of my favorites of recent shots...

Keep an eye out for an upcoming blog post on our website to find out what we designed for these!

stone

Stone cladding for a project in Laguna Beach... To see the material installed at an exterior wall, visit our project portfolio page.

Enjoy the weekend!

blues...

Have a great week!

tile grid

A detail photo from MYD's custom master bath shower installation at a residential renovation...

For more images of this project, visit the project's design page.

minimalism + light

light, shadow + texture...

Metropolis II

A detail of Metropolis II at LACMA, by artist Chris Burden...

Have a great weekend!

textures...

A detail image from an interior design and remodel in Orange County... For more images of the project, stop by our design page or view construction photos of the progress.

Cheers! Lauren

wind turbines

Wind turbines, as seen (and shot) while driving from San Francisco to Los Angeles...

Eames Elephant

Love this photo of an original Eames elephant... For many more mid-century images, stop by our design blog and read today's post on California Modernism at LACMA...

Cheers! Lauren

perforated

A detail of a custom grill we had made for an HVAC register at a residential project...

Silhouette

Jason at the jobsite...

Hope the week is off to a great start!

Tools of the Trade

A glimpse at the desk of an architect...

For more on the architectural process stop by our architecture + design blog, and watch drafting in action in our first YouTube upload...

corrugated

architectural details...

celebrating summer

clear skies in laguna this past weekend...

a barn in the Pacific Northwest...

It's been a busy week so far here at MYD, so we're back on track with the first post of the week and sharing a rendering of one of our recent projects- a barn on the Olympic Peninsula.

saturday night lights

the view from our deck- on a clear day, the mountains in the distance glow at dusk...