These are buildings and important components I’ve built, interiors I’ve remodeled, augmented, or significantly rearranged, and experiments and learning I’ve done since childhood training in the tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright with my parents.
YEAR | TYPE | PHOTO? | BUILDING | MATERIALS | CITY | LOCATION | PEOPLE |
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1985 | component | hanging rug partition (first decoration) | Twin Falls, ID | Maple Street | John, LouAnn, Paul | ||
1990 | component | heater vent (first “integral” design, according to my dad | Twin Falls, ID | Maple Street | John, Jennifer | ||
1994 | building | tipi w/liner | canvas, wood, handsewn using Laubin’s book | Boise | Mir S, Christopher F, Sevita, | ||
1995 | building | enlightentent | siliconized ripstop | Seattle | |||
1996 | building | enlightentent v.2 | siliconized ripstop | Borrego Springs, CA | Jack Stephenson of Warmlite Gear | ||
1997-now | experiment | alt/natural building exploration | communities | worldwide | John Cruikshank RIP | ||
2001 | interior | birth of tribal housing | Las Vegas | The Space | Micha Grainger | ||
2002-3 | interior | interior experiments | Montreal | Caroline’s, St Denis | Frederic Patenaude, Caroline | ||
2004 | building | straw vault | Ashland | David Ward/ASET | |||
2004-5 | interior | x | bunk loft | Eugene | Gooble Dell | Adrian | |
2005 | building | x | Mushroom Dome | straw, bamboo | Eugene | Maitreya EcoVillage | Rob Bolman, Finn |
2006-7 | building | x | Dome | wood, cardboard, straw insulation | Ashland | Crea Egan, Finn | |
2007 | building | hexayurt | cardboard | Ashland | Christine | ||
2007 | building | x | dome | cardboard, lathe, elastomeric paint | Seattle | U District | Brian S |
2008 | component | x | conic roofs | coroplast | Eugene | Maitreya Dome Village | Finn, Melanie Rios |
2008 | component | x | geodesic hub | PVC, plumber’s tape or steel pallet strapping? | Eugene | Maitreya | Finn, replicated by Backyard Domes |
2008 | building | x | Conic Hut | hardboard, paint; finished, insulated, sealed, windows, door | Eugene | Maitreya, Erik’s,__ | Finn, Erik, Lyssa, Jamie, John |
2009 | building | hexayurt w/ triangular joist floor | plywood | Kansas City | Troost | Daniel, Les | |
2010 | interior | x | darkroom, ventilation, bathroom, water | adobe | San Marcos La Laguna | Guatemala | Niels, Sandro, Tom |
2012-3 | building | x | frame domes, 2@5m, 10m & hexayurt, with stainless jointing hub | wood | Skattungbyn | Sweden | Johan Jarlind, John and , |
2015 | building | hexayurt | styrofoam | Paris | France | M Richter, V Bouchard | |
2017 | building | x | hexayurt | styrofoam | Orgiva | Spain | TomTom |
2017 | component | x | floor, triangular joist | wood | Orgiva | Spain | TomTom |
2019-20 | component | x | portable bathroom & kitchen, greywater, rain harvesting @wagon | Litosice | Czech Repubic | Pavel, Cestrs, Jaroslav & Jana |