SMALL AT LARGE

8 PROJECTS 1 HAPPENING. 7 WANNABE.

WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? MAKING A LIVING BY PROJECTING WHAT COULD BE?

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PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN LUGO DE SMALL

I TOLD MY FELLOW ARCHITECTS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 50 YEARS AGO AND HOW TO FIX IT.

THEY IGNORED ME THEN, AND STILL DO TODAY.  YET ALL THE PROBLEMS I PROJECTED ARE MAGNIFIED AND MY SOLUTIONS ARE NEEDED MORE THAN EVER.

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GLOBAL VISIONARY

SCIENCE FICTION, , FANTASY , STAGE SETS,

A WAKE UP CALL RECENTLY, WHEN I WAS ASKED BY A RESPECTFUL ADMIRER “WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU HAVE DONE?”

A JUST QUESTION, THAT CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE. Continue reading →

PHOTO CLAUDIO GUILLEN

80 SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

A TIME FOR REFLECTION. AT MOST, 20 YEARS LEFT, IF I AM LUCKY WITH MODERN LIVING AND PARTS..

I HAVE CHARGED THROUGH LIFE BY TURNING OUT THE NEXT DESIGN. BRAIN WASHING STUDENTS , ENJOYING MY FAMILY, AND INTERACTING WITH NUMEROUS FRIENDS. Continue reading →

CASA CONGO STARTED OFF INNOCENTLY ENOUGH AS A TRANQUIL FAMILY ESCAPE RETREAT PLATFORM, PERCHED ON A STEEP HILLSIDE WITH VIEW OF ONE OF MANY VOLCANOS IN NICARAGUA. A SHORT TREACHEROUS DISTANCE FROM MANAGUA CONNECTED BY A CURVY STEEP ROAD THAT CONFRONTS VEHICLES HEAD ON WITH QUESTIONABLE PASSAGE.
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BRIDGES AND ECO CANOPY, JOSHUA TREE CA. SEE BLOGS: “JOSHUA TREE 2016”, AND “MIRAGE OR OASIS”

TO MY SURPRISE THE GALLEY SHOW ” SMALL AT LARGE” AT TAYOR JUNCTION IN JOSHUA TREE FROM APRIL 8TH TO APRIL 23 RD 2017 , CURATED BY ROLO CASTILLO AND MYSELF WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. THE PROMOTOR BEING THOMAS FJAILATAM WHO WAS PAST PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND IS THE DIRECTOR FOR LIFE SPAN, BRIDGES AND ECO CANOPY FOR JOSHUA TREE.
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HOTEL POCHOMIL NICARAGUA
GLEN HOWARD SMALL – ROGER LEWITES ARCHITECTS, DAVID CADIA COMPUTER ASSOCIATE

IN 2003 A NEW CLIENT AND PROJECT FOR ROGER LEWITES AND I, HERBERTO ORTEGA, THE RETIRED GENERAL AND THE BROTHER OF DANIEL ORETEGA. A LONG TIME FRIEND OF HERTY LEWITES THE MAYOR OF MANAGUA, OUR CLIENT. THE SITE VISIT TO POCHOMIL ON THE PACIFIC COAST IN AN SUV WITH AK 47 ON THE FLOOR AND GUARDS IN FRONT AND REAR SECURITY TRUCKS. WALKING THE SITE WITH SECURITY GUARDS UP FRONT, IN THE REAR AND ON THE FLANKS. Continue reading →

JOSHUA TREE 2016

A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR HEALTH AND SURVIVING

AN INSIGHTFUL AND THOUGHTFUL POD INTERVIEW ON MY ARCHITECTURAL CAREER BY ERIK KNUTZEN: A MUST TO HEAR.  Root Simple Interview

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BIRTHDAY HAT FOR ROLO CASTILLO, JOSHUA TREE, THE ULTIMATE PARTY ANIMAL 2016

THE WAY THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING RECENTLY FOR MYSELF AND WORLD, ONE HAS TO BE THANKFUL FOR THE NEXT PARTY,
THE GREAT EQUALIZER. SOME PEOPLE DEVOTE THEIR LIVES TO HAVING A CONTINUOUS PARTY. AMUSEMENT THE AIM. LAS VEGAS THE MECCA.
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