Category: Behind the Scenes

Studio MM is celebrating 5 years! We are very proud of all that we’ve accomplished over the last 5 years and are looking forward to moving even more mountains in the years to come! Thanks to our friends and fans for all of your encouragement and support! We couldn’t have done it without you!! And

This week’s post is part of our ArchiTalks series in which Bob Borson of Life of an Architect (fame! – Huge congratulations to Bob for receiving the 2015 Texas Society of Architects Award for the Promotion of Architecture through Media! This is a huge honor and is more than well-deserved!!) selects a theme and a group

I think I may have told this story before so I’ll keep this technical part short… When I was in High School and it was time to apply to colleges, I sat down with my mom and we talked about what I should major in. Well, I liked math, and I liked to draw…maybe I

Summer break is like the “extreme sports” of architecture… Let me explain: I remember when my sister and I were young Summer Break was the best time of the year. Of course it was! We would swim, ride bikes, make forts out of the couch cushions, jump on the trampoline, do arts and crafts with

“How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? You have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream. A goal. And you have to be willing to work for it.” – Jim Valvano, ESPY speech, 1993. Today’s post is part of the #ArchiTalks series in which Bob

Good times, great people and totally inspiring architecture! AIACon15 in Atlanta was four full – sometimes extending into the wee hours full – days learning, listening, engaging with peers and friends, focused on inspiration, encouragement, and excitement around all things architecture. Whew! Last year after attending the AIA Convention in Chicago I wrote about why all small firm

craft: an activity involving the skill in making things by hand. As I have mentioned many times, the construction process is one my favorite parts about being an architect… Building Your Home – working with the contractor on details and materials and watching our design become reality – is the most exciting part of the

In honor of International Women’s Day #IWD2015 on Sunday, March 8, I’d like to take a moment to highlight a few Women in Architecture who I admire and respect, but more importantly women who inspire and influence me on a daily basis… Women who #MakeItHappen in Architecture: Last year for IWD I wrote about “Women

Architects love to show off their glossy photos…. I too start my website with a large, beautiful image showing off a past residential project of which I am very proud. The photograph is one of my favorites. I know people get excited about it when they see it. Creek House by Studio MM Architecture in

Last year for Valentine’s Day we asked our friends and fans to post images of what home means – What Makes a House a Home? It was such fun seeing the responses (one favorite was a picture of a friend’s son and floor covered in paint!) that we thought we’d ask you all to share