Whenever we were sick as children, my mother would tidy the “sickroom.” She put fresh sheets on the bed and brought in a few extra pillows so we could sit up comfortably.  She made [...]

I cannot get over just how detailed and demanding every aspect of constructing a building is. Right down to the last millimeter. everything matters. Who thinks about stairs, though? They seem [...]

You don’t get to this stage of construction without having kept a close eye on structure, strength and the quality of the materials being used. And, as we keep learning in this building [...]

Sometimes you just need a good poem. Even in a Building Blog.   Masons, when they start upon a building, Are careful to test out the scaffolding; Make sure that planks won’t slip at busy [...]

Visitability! What a lovely concept, and what a goal to strive for. I first heard the word from Subhash Vashishth at the Indian Building Code seminar but it’s been around since the 1980s [...]

Some of the participants at the Indian Building Code seminar were pretty angry. Many use wheelchairs to get around, one is blind and one was there inspired by his wife who is completely paralyzed [...]

What does the brain have to do with our building project? Consider this a short introduction to tenacity, a quality anyone building a world-class campus showcasing universal design needs a LOT [...]

I visited the site a few days ago and for the first time it really struck me: This is BIG. And we are very small. Because given all the dreams we have for this place, and how little experience we [...]

We’ve begun planning the bathrooms. It’s complex! Just a few of the questions we need to answer: Separate options for men and women or unisex? How many fully accessible toilets on [...]

I have this weird power to see, even without measuring, when things are not absolutely straight or  perfectly symmetrical. A crooked picture on a wall leaps out at me, as if crying for help and I [...]