Category: Behind the Scenes

…holiday decorating time! Need a little inspiration this year to get you into the holiday spirit?! We asked a few friends, clients and colleagues if we could post some of their holiday decorating ideas to share with you today on the blog… Enjoy!   How is your home or apartment or workspace or neighborhood decorated

Happy Thanksgiving This year has been a celebration of 5’s for Studio MM. And so, with just one more…. 5 Things I’m Thankful For: 1. Great clients! No, seriously, we have really awesome clients! We know they are the most important part  and we are extremely grateful to be able to work with each one!

Did you know that there is a wine cellar in the “anchorage” of the Brooklyn Bridge? Or that the very first White House was also located at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge? Our theme for this month’s ArchiTalks – a series in which a group of architects post about the same subject on the same day,

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