Hello and best wishes to you Craig! I hope your projects are going well.

the rumors at Diablo Valley College ,ever settle down?

Thanks for your delightful reply, Craig. Er, I should mention that your photos are wonderful and the one below is digitally enhanced. I love your photos and the spirit of them - recent studies proving that people who spend time with nature feel better, are less neurotic, healthier and just nicer all round will be no surprise to you!

Hello Craig, how have you been? I hope you're having a nice break and that your New Year is fantastic!

Hello Craig, I thought you might like this video: http://construction.com/video/?fr_story=fa18a0005c35f0490743ba1ffb49bb56b0564d69&rf=bm

Hi Craig, I wondered how your project is coming along? Too bad the Yestermorrow schedule didn't work out, but I imagine you're getting plenty of hands-on experience this summer.

Thanks, Craig and I do hope you will enjoy your very busy Summer!

Hi Craig, good to hear from you. I had the impression before that the Living Machine had a bug (flaky partner, if I recall correctly - very difficult thing to find a partner who is right for you and the project) on top of other pressures. Quite understandable, and that's why I have always valued hard work over genius - or is it that a good percentage of genius is simply hard work? Anyway, I am very glad that you're not discouraged and will persevere despite all obstacles, since, in practical terms, that is life itself...

Yestermorrow is a great idea, and seems to be just the bridge between theory and practice that is needed.

Hello Craig, that's a really interesting school - thanks for the reference to yestermorrow.org, and of course I will be very interested to hear about the progress of your Living Machine experiment!

nice!
have you seen the sustainable habitat 2020 (Philips Design)?

Hi.

So it's 1:44am in San Francisco, and I must admit... This timing may have made this already awkward comment slightly more so.

But in any case, it seems that you're currently a student at Diablo Valley College (way to point out the obvious, right?). My question is whether or not you know of a professor Billiana Stremska by any chance.

Dear Craig, thanks for your remarks! We Californians have to go to the snow, since it so rarely comes to us. I also haven't been to Tahoe since I was a kid and it was a blast. Mountainous or beach environment are so serene, relaxing and great for decompression. Will you get away for a bit, or are you too busy?

Hello Craig, are you well? I hope you have been feeling good, and that your holiday season is full of joy.

(P.S. As you're in California, snow is not an everyday thing for you either - the person who took this shot was clever enough to have preserved the snowflake in superglue!)

Awakened at midnight
by the sound of the water jar
cracking from the ice


Basho ( 1644-1694 )

Hello there Craig, really liked your "About me" for its.....clarity and......... honesty ( ? )....was reminded of this haiku by Allison Liddle and couldn't help sharing it here !!!!!!

Nature Haiku

I can feel myself
Relaxing as the water
Rushes past my feet

Birds voice their beauty
As they are gliding over
Touching the tree tops

As I look into
The river water’s mirror
I can see clearly

At night in the plains
The crickets practice their songs
Mating melodies

The stars shine so bright
Heaven can’t be miles away
For it is right here

Thank you for adding me to your list of friends.
Elizabeth's introduction below was heart warming !

Cheers !

G

Hello and I regret the delay in answering you - the shameful neglect of my friends was quite unintentional, I promise (I was away for much, much longer than I ever anticipated and naturally came back to an office in uproar.)

It is quite awesome to teach, isn't it? It gets one to think things through rather differently, and quite exposes gaps in one's own knowledge - a most valuable side effect! Will you be doing it again? Sounds like you're a natural at it.

The meaningful exploration of words those words that people throw around so casually - like green and sustainable - can and probably will take a lifetime.

By the way, you might want to look up Gautam on this network, as he does some beautiful and quite fascinating work, all by hand, for the wonderful Dorling Kindersley books on various cities. He also founded the New Delhi branch of Architecture for Humanity, so you can find him on that network as well.

P.S. Are you getting well now? I quite understand how it sinks one's spirits, but it must be a great comfort to be doing what you love!