Author Archive
August 13, 2017 by Kevin
Foster City Eichler floorplans
Eichler was one of several builders in the initial single family neighborhoods in Foster City. As shown in these field photos for Neighborhoods 1 and 2, and Neighborhoods 3 and 4, the neighborhoods had a deliberately eclectic mix of architectural styles; in order to lessen the sense of tract-house uniformity, the Fosters selected several builders […]
April 27, 2017 by Kevin
Surreal Suburb: Bel Marin Keys
I discovered Bel Marin Keys on one of my regular drives up to Sonoma County, and instantly became entranced. This is one of the most extraordinary, offbeat places around, and I’d stop by whenever I had the opportunity. Despite being in Marin County, land of redwoods and hot tubs and mountain bikes, Bel Marin Keys […]
January 23, 2017 by Kevin
Reykjavik
Once upon a time when people came back from vacations, they’d invite friends and neighbors over to view a slide show of their travels. This could be interesting, but also very tedious – particularly if there was a large quantity of slides. On the other hand, it could be fun to see some slides. The hard part is […]
August 12, 2016 by Kevin
Maple Ash, Part 2
Last month I posted a collection of photos from the Maple Ash neighborhood in Tempe, Arizona. Here are some more.
July 24, 2016 by Kevin
From the Archives: Maple Ash Neighborhood – Tempe, Arizona
Through the years of the consulting business we compiled a lot of photos, so part of this site will be to provide a venue for pulling those out of the archives. Here is a handful of photos produced for a project studying the Maple Ash neighborhood in Tempe, Arizona. Maple Ash is the oldest remaining neighborhood […]
December 5, 2015 by Kevin
Dry Country
An art project of sorts.
October 17, 2015 by Kevin
Bayshore Interchanges – What Might Have Been
Doing some web research, I came across a web page with series of sketches showing concepts for interchanges along the Bayshore Highway in San Mateo County. They appear to be from 1940, in the early days of freeway design when the concept of using bridges to separate traffic for uninterrupted traffic flow was new. There […]
July 25, 2015 by Kevin
SOMA
For a time I had two parallel careers: city planning consulting and real estate agent. Though I’d studied city planning, I’d also long had a real estate license so I could help out in my partner’s business on the weekends. In 2005 with the strong local property market I went full time into real estate […]
July 11, 2015 by Kevin
From the Archives: San Carlos, California
Through the years of the consulting business we compiled a lot of photos, so part of this site will be to provide a venue for pulling those out of the archives. Here is a handful of photos produced for two different proposals for San Carlos, California in 2007 and 2010:
March 13, 2015 by Kevin
