#HolidayGiftList 2022 and an Interview w/ Lisa Raynes, RIBA of Pride Road Architecture Franchise

 




so i think this is the first post that i have made in a couple of months and it is the big post thanksgiving....


HOLIDAY GIFT LIST 2022

I still aspire to be able to put on a beautiful holiday gathering with a lovely composed table of white linens and fine china (or at least matching plates and silverware) a la Martha Stewart but without the staff and criminal record and affiliation with Snoop Dogg, (their wines are rather good) 

Soooo... speaking of FAMILY and cohabitation and as architects, we are a profession that is designing spaces that people use every day and some of us, do indeed, design houses or dwelling units where we live that should be a fairly common thing, that we have a place that we like to live in.

In my house, that I have been adding on to the last few years, I was trying to have the deck finished by Thanksgiving but my brother left town before it could be done, so I figured that I would have the person who works for my general contractor (who could not do me any last minute favors this time and in reality I would pay him to do it all but I don't have the money because I have been very generous with my giving the last, well let's say the last 35 years of my life. 

ANYWAYS.... 

long story short, i had a mishap with the construction of my deck... and I was not able to finish the deck or this holiday gift list on time.

But here is the photo of the deck without the boards nailed in (in other words, don't talk to me about the layout of the boards because it isn't finished) and yes, it is a teak table that I have never refinished because I don't have time for that but I did hear from one of my good architect friends that they liked the relaxed rustic look... which you know, I have a certain style governed by not overextending credit where credit is due, lol!




So I felt like this year's Holiday Gift List should be made up of  things that reflect the past couple of years of travelling near and not so far in the area of which I practice, Southern California and now Arizona, but made up of mostly experiences and not things, well there are the Legos and books and drawing supplies) gifts that reflect the lives and minds and experiences of the “I’ve never met a woman architect before...” blog, podcast and women.  I wanted so much to travel to Europe again but I had to curtail my travel arrangements due to work and the world in general #worldpeace !!!  But enjoy the podcast and live vicariously through Lisa Raynes, RIBA as she speaks of her life as a woman architect in England. 


San Diego and Environs:





Balboa Park Mingei Museum gift shop and Cafe
"Celebrate human creativity through folk art, craft and design. Enjoy exhibition with inspiring objects from around the world, a full service bistro, cafe' and chic museum store.

This museum just had a major remodel and addition by Luce Studio Architects, Architect Jennifer Luce 

Transformation: Jennifer Luce

The Mingei also sponsored the San Diego Design Week: INSPIRATION that I was a part of with these podcasts:

Episode 44: Interview w/ Kristi Byers, AIA of Kristi Byers, Architect: #SDDW INSPIRATION 








San Diego Zoo and Safari Park








We are also incredibly fortunate to receive another museum addition and remodel by another woman architect who is Annabelle Seldorf of Seldorf Architects of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla.






Joshua Tree is a place that I have always enjoyed in Southern California even before it was a popular place (like in the 90's before people could inundate the place with L.A. trendiness, or before it was a National Park (it was just a State Park before the 2000's, lol!!!  It is less than a couple of hours away... Stay in Joshua Tree National Park at one of the many campgrounds like Big Rocks or stay at an Air BnB nearby. They have even included Josh Schweizer's "Wacky Windows House that was one of the only vacation homes out there for many years.








Just look for the Alien outside, the great wine collection inside and the area behind the curtain....










I have written about the importance of this album before in my "House or Home" Blog post but this is on vinyl, which for those of you youngsters or hipsters out there, the original was released on a Casette Tape, which I think I still have, though I also have it on CD. What I am saying is, Buy it, Download it, listen to in on YouTube but JUST LISTEN....

Scottsdale/Phoenix, AZ




                                                                 







Phoenix Art Museum
An art museum with a remodel and addition by Billie Tsien and Tod Williams




Toys for Women Architects and the little and big ones they know...









I actually have this Fallingwater model in my house but I did not buy it for this price, but this is what it is now....
So maybe there is something to this Lego collecting!!!














Embroidery: I like to include a somewhat crafty item in my gift list and I thought about a sewing machine but I figured that this is a way more economical choice. If you are going to use a needle threader, don't get one like this because it will pull apart with the bigger floss. 

Books by and for Women Architects:





































This is the book that David Baker recently put out and ORO Editions is also asking me to participate in a review of a new book on women architects that is coming out soon.






I heard Lee Bey speak at the recent AIA CRAN (Custom Residential Architects Network) Symposium in Chicago. I bought this book at the Farnsworth House (where I also bought a book about the Farnsworth House and some t-shirts! but that is in an upcoming post about the Symposium which will feature speakers from the Symposium as well as a few attendees, and hopefully will include Lee Bey himself!!)

PREVIOUS GIFT LISTS:



Happy Holidays and give this new podcast a listen!!!!






#Interview and #podcast with Lisa Raynes, RIBA of Pride Road Architecture Franchise

Lisa is an architect that specialises in the domestic sector which, she discovered, is perfect for getting her "work-life balance just right."[1] After being made redundant twice due to maternity leave, she decided, in 2010, to set up Raynes Architecture, [2], out of necessity, as there were no architecture employment opportunities at the time. However, the gender inequality within architecture continued to frustrate her, so recently she created the franchise Pride Road in June 2016, which has been a Chartered Practice for only six months (as of January 2018), [3] yet is a "game changer for women in architecture,"[4] as it allows her to give her flexible business model to other architects, so they too could enjoy their families, as well as their work. Raynes argues that "On entering the architecture school, there is 50/50 split across genders but once you get into practice, the numbers fall to 20-30% of all architects being women," [5] so despite women being equally interested in architecture, they "fall prey to economic cycles far more than men and once [they] decide to have a family."


Lisa Raynes
Pride Road Ltd
Pride Road North Cheshire
07989 744 336






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