The Detective’s Notebook

Architects As Authors

Katherine’s Ponderings . . . What have we learned?

1. A house tells its own story, and that story may repeat again and again despite the resolve of its occupants.
2. The story begins when the first line is drawn.
3. When the story is complicated, anyone entering may feel the impact—even immediately.
4. We must obtain as much data as possible. Only then will our architectural stories become richer.
5. Chronicle the stories and tell them with confidence and in a loud voice.
6. In the word’s of William Lethaby1, “Art is the well-doing of what needs doing.
Know the multi-level ramifications of every single design detail!