Daniel HouseJan 9, 20193 minSketch: A Brave New BathroomSometimes when people talk to me about architecture, they think I am stuck in the past. “Why are you against progress?” they ask. “Doesn’...
Daniel HouseJan 2, 20193 minDreams Accomplished Of all the goddess sculptures, The Winged Victory of Samothrace might fill in the most blanks for our mind's eye. We can see this celesti...
Daniel HouseDec 19, 20182 minGood Architecture Arrests the SoulMost of the time, I don't realize that I see the world with different eyes than those around me. I usually just assume this is the way ev...
Daniel HouseNov 7, 20182 minA Little Gold Can Be a Good ThingI think I was maybe 13 or 14 when I saw a commercial on the Travel Channel advertising an upcoming show that went underground Portland to...
Daniel HouseOct 31, 20183 minThe Brits Do It RightThe greatness of the city of Oxford certainly emanates from the university, but that greatness would be harder to see if the university w...
Daniel HouseOct 18, 20183 minThe Best Man-Made Place on EarthOxford is just about the best man-made place on Earth. It's really, really old, and yet there are concepts within its urban layout that p...
Daniel HouseOct 10, 20184 minStop Wrecking Old HomesI have never been great at relaxing. I am told it is a thing people do instead of working, but typically I find the whole concept stressf...
Daniel HouseOct 4, 20183 minHome AgainI have spent most of my life traveling. I grew up traveling with my dad when he was a diplomat in Europe and then on his subsequent lectu...
Daniel HouseSep 26, 20184 minVisiting Newport CasinoNewport is a great city. I used to think it embodied the idea of America better than any other city. However, after spending a few years ...
Daniel HouseSep 20, 20184 minWe Don't Break the Rules for LoveIt was time to get some actual work done. I had an article due at the end of the week, and it was one I was looking forward to writing. I...
Daniel HouseSep 5, 20182 minA Toast to the FutureIt was around 1 am when the guys finally wandered off to bed. I wasn't tired and I had plenty of work to do, so I grabbed my bag and head...
Daniel HouseSep 3, 20186 minThe Voyage of the Pee-quodI arose early the next morning to the blast of a fog horn. Peeling back the curtain next to my bed, I rubbed my eyes until a small, ricke...
Daniel HouseAug 29, 20183 minKipling Arrives“Wait, what are you doing here?” I said with mild indignation. I sat up, rubbed my eyes open and snatched my glass back as he brought it ...
Daniel HouseAug 25, 20183 minInside Halcy-on-TopI entered Halcy-on-Top and a familiarity set over me. We spent so many weekends here over the years. This house knew us as we were: young...
Daniel HouseAug 22, 20184 minCall Me DanielI have a tendency to wallow in my sullenness. Which is why it was no surprise that I didn’t stop starring through the ring of that sculpt...
Daniel HouseAug 17, 20184 minWhen Good News HurtsMillie walked through the guild doors at quarter past ten. She was beautiful as ever. She’s that sort of beauty you know requires no effo...
Daniel HouseAug 16, 20183 minMeeting MilleMy eyes darted around the room searching for something to steal my focus. My mind had been racing ever since I left Benedict’s house this...