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Design Build Part 6: Purpose and Compassion
I could have stopped right here. Right at the stage pictured here. There’s something so compelling about the fresh new concrete bones of...
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maxvasher
- Oct 11, 2023
- 2 min
Siting & Lighting
Juxtaposing these two images of the Northeast elevation of Arlecchino (Harlequin House) is a great opportunity to discuss conscientious...
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maxvasher
- Dec 2, 2022
- 6 min
In Praise of Passive Solar
An architect's essay on the benefits of passive solar design in modern architecture.
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maxvasher
- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
Design Build Part 5: Stemming Out of the Earth
The truth about building your own home with your bare hands is that you will need help along the way. For me that started with the...
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maxvasher
- Jul 14, 2021
- 1 min
Design Build Part 4: Exactly Which Way is North Anyway?
Designing and then building a passive solar home requires careful calculations based on the exact location on the globe and an exact...
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maxvasher
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
Nature, Structure, and Esplanades: Frank Lloyd Wright's Florida Southern Campus
Among the many benefits of traveling is the opportunity to see architecture that you’ve never experienced. Despite growing up just an...
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maxvasher
- May 20, 2021
- 3 min
Design Build Part 3: Design & Communication
I'll never forget taking this photo. Seemed appropriate somehow that the first signs of habitation were an office chair and drafting...
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maxvasher
- May 13, 2021
- 3 min
Design Build Part 2: Finding Design Space
When I began designing our home, my wife and I were living at my family's bed and breakfast. I was the only one in my family left in New...
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maxvasher
- Apr 29, 2021
- 4 min
Design Build Part 1
Warning: Architects in Tractors are Closer Than They Appear. I am often asked about my experience designing and physically building my...
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maxvasher
- Apr 22, 2021
- 2 min
Sustainable Design in Architecture
Sustainability in architecture is so often measured and driven by products rather than ideas. I find it wise to make use of both. Since...
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maxvasher
- Apr 7, 2021
- 2 min
Architectural Model Making
Architectural model making is one of the most rewarding and productive aspects of my design process. One of my primary jobs during my...
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maxvasher
- Mar 22, 2021
- 2 min
Awake with Architecture
I like to think of the bedroom as a type of entrance into each and every day. No, I'm not referring to the door that might separate the...
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maxvasher
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
On Architecture and Computer Aided Rendering
I have been working with an incredibly talented artist that has chosen the medium of computer aided model rendering to express his...
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maxvasher
- Feb 25, 2021
- 1 min
Entering Architecture
La Espina, Placitas New Mexico Architect and Model: Max Vasher Rendering: Razin Khan @razin_khaan The entrance view to La Espina is meant...
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maxvasher
- Feb 22, 2021
- 1 min
Cliffside Design & John Lautner
One of my most recent clients was thrilled to see my design for their cliff side mountain cabin in Jemez Springs, New Mexico and now I’m...
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maxvasher
- Feb 19, 2021
- 1 min
On Physical Architecture Models
For my most recent clients I have been building these little 1/16”=1’ architectural models for initial design presentations. When I...
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