"I love building spaces: architecture, furniture, all of it, probably more than fashion.  The development procedure is more tactile.  It's about space and form and it's something you can share with people."  - Donna Karan

Architecture is a broad, complex and exciting subject.  The same can be said for the profession.  From following my blog, most of you know that I have a love for all things design. However, my career interests lie in the harmonious and successful blending of (the ideas of) interior and exterior and its immediate contextual and cultural surroundings.

From a post a few weeks ago (decorator. architect. designer.) I wrote of my beginning experiences in summer option (Auburn University CADC) and how I ended up on the side with the people-who-like-interior-design because I liked the course description.  While that may give the impression that I wasn't very informed about my career aspirations - it has revealed more to me now than it did at that time.  I believe the courses that lead to an interior design degree used descriptors such as the "making of space", "artifacts of living", "learning to develop a sequence of spaces" and "constructed habitats" to outline the learning objectives.

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. I am not attempting to be a renaissance women – I don’t think I have the time.   Long ago, before any talk about college or careers (we’re talking 14 years old here), I used to draw floor plans in a spiral bound notebook.  That was my thing…I would spend a few... View full entry

"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin . There are movies we watch that mean different things to us at different moments in our lives.  In watching them you come to realize something new and different - either about the movie or you... View full entry

A wise person once told me that editing is the most important exercise of design.   Sometimes, not editing can result in a finished work that “reads” like a woman who has on too much make-up or a man who has on too much jewelry – in both cases, neither the women nor the man... View full entry

“We are facing an enormous problem in our lives today.  It’s so big we can hardly see it, and it’s right in our face all day, every day.  We’re living too big lives, crammed from top to toe with activities, urgencies, and obligations that seem absolute. ... View full entry

Quick note: This is a reblog from a few months ago and have decided to repost to let my new followers (yea! thank you) know what my specific interests in the realm of design.  Let me know your thoughts – if you like the post or the blog, please visit my Facebook page at: Seamless Thank... View full entry

Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) was not only known internationally for his architecture, but also for his seemingly simple and elegant furniture pieces.  In designing buildings, he believed that each building should be treated like “a complete work of art &ndash... View full entry

In the Spring of 2007, an article in Architect magazine reported that of the 91,000 licensed architects in the United States, only 196 of these licensed architects are African-American women.  Really?!  Only 196??  Personally, I know of 7 licensed African-American architects... View full entry

"The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept.  And so when I begin to draw, I know what kind of detailing I want the building to have"  - Tadao Ando . I am certain that I had seen many details in my life before my introduction to... View full entry

"Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.”  ― Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities   In Jane Jacobs' iconic book, she discusses the viability of a city street by having... View full entry

One of the most rewarding moments in being a designer is revealing the finished project to an owner and seeing the pleasure on their face over what you’ve done.  Another rewarding moment is to extend your talents to those who do not have the means to pay you… Room Service... View full entry

     “Architecture is a gray-haired profession” – Roderick L. Knox, Architect When I was in grade school, my sketchbook was an 8 1/2″ x 11″ spiral bound notebook.  In this notebook I would draw diagrammatic floorplans – one after another... View full entry

In literature, there are three main themes that help to categorize a narrative beyond its essential plot: man against man, man against nature and man against himself.  Having one of these themes firmly categorized forms the structure of the story and aids in making the plot more cohesive and... View full entry

Great design is like a great movie, each time you see it, you experience something new.   While DIY home design movement is quite popular at the moment due its democracy and budget friendliness, I would like to make a case for the pure talent and skill that is required to conceptualize... View full entry

I did not grow up in Chicago, New York or Los Angeles. I grew up in Albany, Georgia. While I still consider Albany my home, it wasn’t exactly a thriving metropolis.  Our city “center” wasn’t obvious, we had no skyscrapers and no sidewalks.  There were no favorite... View full entry

Even with a computer in front of me, a cell phone to my right and an i-pad to my left, I still choose to sketch.  Manually.   For me, to sketch is to think. My love for sketching began with... (read more at http://www.dawntrimble.wordpress.com) View full entry

Comprehensive design at its best can be quite a sensual experience – calling attention to sight, sound and touch.  Even our sense of smell and taste is heightened when the spaces that envelope us are considered.  Our five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste and touch) are how we... View full entry

I have always been fascinated with the idea of intimate space. The definition of "intimate" is an adjective that suggests "friendly" and "devoted".  As it relates to three-dimensional space, we can extrapolate that intimate space is a space that is familiar and close to us, dear to us. ... View full entry