maxvasherJul 29, 20212 minDesign Build Part 5: Stemming Out of the EarthThe 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...
maxvasherJul 15, 20211 minDesign 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...
maxvasherJun 24, 20212 minNature, Structure, and Esplanades: Frank Lloyd Wright's Florida Southern CampusAmong the many benefits of traveling is the opportunity to see architecture that you’ve never experienced. Despite growing up just an...
maxvasherMay 20, 20213 minDesign Build Part 3: Design & CommunicationI'll never forget taking this photo. Seemed appropriate somehow that the first signs of habitation were an office chair and drafting...
maxvasherMay 14, 20213 minDesign Build Part 2: Finding Design SpaceWhen 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...
maxvasherApr 30, 20214 minDesign Build Part 1Warning: Architects in Tractors are Closer Than They Appear. I am often asked about my experience designing and physically building my...
maxvasherApr 23, 20212 minSustainable Design in ArchitectureSustainability in architecture is so often measured and driven by products rather than ideas. I find it wise to make use of both. Since...
maxvasherApr 8, 20212 minArchitectural Model MakingArchitectural model making is one of the most rewarding and productive aspects of my design process. One of my primary jobs during my...
maxvasherMar 23, 20212 minAwake with ArchitectureI 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...
maxvasherMar 9, 20213 minOn Architecture and Computer Aided RenderingI have been working with an incredibly talented artist that has chosen the medium of computer aided model rendering to express his...
maxvasherFeb 25, 20211 minEntering ArchitectureLa Espina, Placitas New Mexico Architect and Model: Max Vasher Rendering: Razin Khan @razin_khaan The entrance view to La Espina is meant...
maxvasherFeb 22, 20211 minCliffside Design & John LautnerOne 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...
maxvasherFeb 19, 20211 minOn Physical Architecture ModelsFor my most recent clients I have been building these little 1/16”=1’ architectural models for initial design presentations. When I...