IIDA Product Runway 2016 :: Fashion Show
8 August 16
This spring, BRAVE/Architecture participated in the IIDA’s fundraising event Product Runway and was recognized with the Best New Arrival Award! B/A’s design challenge and art movement for this year was Kinetic Art and Alexander Calder. Our concept designs,...
ZUI :: Shotgun Chameleon
11 April 16
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to be given a tour of the Shotgun Chameleon by the designer – and former BRAV-ite – Zui Ng. It’s immediately clear from the outside that it stands apart from its neighbors,...
Product Runway 2016.2
25 February 16
Product Runway 2016
23 February 16
KINETIC ART
ALEXANDER CALDER
charrette no.1
“Transition” as driving concept.
Think of the stages of change – multiple phases of change.
Litertal to abstract. Abstract to literal.
Calder to abstract. Abstract to Calder.
How...
Michael G. Meyers Design Charrette
19 February 16
Just the other week I had the opportunity to volunteer at the AIA Houston’s Michael G. Meyers Design charrette hosted by Kirksey Architects. At the charrette we introduced sketching and planning concepts to the students where they eventually presented...
Gingerbread Build Off 2015
17 December 15
This past weekend, BRAVE/Architecture participated in the 7th annual AIA Gingerbread Build Off. This marks the 4th year that BRAVE has participated the competition and while the weather may not have been the most ideal, the team...
B/A :: 10/10
30 October 15
This photographic post follows Brave/Architecture during a 24 hour period. Everyone was tasked with recording two images during October 10th. Each image was taken during two separate one-hour periods recording a specific moment in each person’s day. It is a...
Congratulations :: Ben Brewer Young Architect Award
7 October 15
BRAVE / ARCHITECTURE is pleased to announce that Christian Sheridan, AIA, was awarded the 2015 Ben Brewer Young Architect Award by the AIA Houston Chapter. The Ben Brewer Young Architect Award recognizes individuals for their distinguished...
Color Effects.
1 July 15
Color has a real effect on the built environment. Reds inform. Yellows excite. Oranges are fun. Grays ennoble. Juxtaposed with programming, color has the functional effect of lifting performance, raising moods and attitudes, and creating healthy and sanitary spaces. The...
A Third Grade Teleconference
29 May 15
Recently I talked about architecture and being an architect to third grade students at Fort Bend Independent School District’s Meadows Elementary. The teachers wanted to emphasize technology during career week so we teleconferenced the conversation. This allowed them to collect...
