Author Archives: Rusty

A Building has Integrity, Just like a Man

By Rusty | Published: July 15, 2010

… and just as seldom. ~Ayn Rand I read this piece by Roger Ebert, tearing apart modernism. Was drawn to it, courtesy of this Architizer article. Ebert says what so many Americans feel when they see modernism. Is this because of the idea of modernism itself, or poor followthrough on the part of mediocre architects?

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Myrtle Beach Trip – Day 1

By Rusty | Published: July 2, 2010

Julie and I had our first opportunity in a very long time to take a vacation, so we decided to take it. After a half day (more like a 3/4 day if we’re really counting hours) we hit the road, GPS running, tank half-full, and Erynn freshly awakened from her morning nap. Unfortunately, this is […]

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Riverbirch Under Construction!

By Rusty | Published: June 22, 2010

I have had the opportunity to work with a client on this amazing house out in Hillsborough, NC. It’s currently under construction, and site inspection issues notwithstanding, it ought to be complete later this summer. This has been the first modernist residence that I have personally undertaken while at Davenport Architecture, and it makes me […]

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babyBlog – Act Four – Keeping busy

By Rusty | Published: April 16, 2010

I absolutely love being a father, and a husband. Things have been so crazy, and busy that I haven’t even found the time to blog about it. I hope to find the time over the weekend to write something extensive on the last nine months. In the meantime, I had to share this image. Here […]

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Cell Phone Photos

By Rusty | Published: March 24, 2010

A friend of mine said, You don’t have to have a $5,000 camera setup to create images. You don’t have to travel to Europe or South America to find beautiful scenery. You don’t have to look far at all to find beauty. There is beauty in simplicity and it doesn’t get more simple than a […]

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