Author Archives: kerrik

Syllabus – Spring 2020 Dunwoody Architecture 2204-01  Environmental Systems Nature and Technology an Odd Couple Are we at one with nature or do we tend to isolate ourselves from nature with technology? What kinds of building technologies can we use … Continue reading →

This is a copy of my design for the Art Shanty 2020 Call for Artists. https://artshantyprojects.org/ This is an interesting article of Strange Ice Formations https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/stories/7-strange-ice-formationA “Tell us about the shanty you would like to create. What is it called? … Continue reading →

This is a blog page documenting the design process of a new house in Golden Valley, Minnesota. It is a challenging lot with a steep slope. The realtor, Todd Shipman of Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty, reached out to me and … Continue reading →

What is more fun than making a sand castle or a sand painting? These two activities would make a great exercise for architectural students. Design a city based on a sand painting. Use different materials like stickers, sand, clay, pins … Continue reading →

In the Fall semester of 2018 I taught a beginning design class Dunwoody College of Technology. We worked on the fundamentals of architectural design. The concentration was on a new Red Panda exhibit for Como Park Zoo and Conservancy in … Continue reading →

Building with newspapers is a great way to discover the potential structural strength of paper. Bridges

This Fall I am lucky enough to help out with the University of Minnesota Product Design/ College of Design class at the University of Minnesota as a Creativity Counselor. In my role, I review a group of student projects once every two weeks. … Continue reading →

There are so many things to see and experience when traveling to a different place. Traveling can be overwhelming. Where do you begin and how do you take it all in? The key for me is to try not to … Continue reading →

I am very proud of what my students accomplished in their first semester of architectural design. I have included some of their work. The objective for the studio was to design a modular building unit based on a metaphor from … Continue reading →