This is going to be an “Alan Rant,” so bear with me. Recently, my friend and I watched a movie called Strange Darling at our local AMC theater in Santa Monica. It is a small indie film, so if you are looking for something niche and fresh, I highly recommend it. My only issue? Two high-school-age kids...

Last Friday I embarked on a one-day round-trip journey to my alma mater Cal Poly, located in San Luis Obispo, where I endured five incredibly great years for my architecture undergraduate degree. It was my first time returning to the old stomping grounds since graduating in 2021, so I decided to make...

A few weeks ago, our office had the fortunate pleasure of touring the Sheats-Goldstein Residence in Beverly Crest. Besides its status as an architectural icon, you might recognize the Sheats-Goldstein Residence from the movie The Big Lebowski, featuring Jeff Bridges. Big thanks to Joe for arranging this...

📖 Synopsis Godzilla Minus One, directed by Takashi Yamazaki, unfolds in post-WWII Japan, portraying the nation’s struggles after the war. With the country at its lowest point, a new crisis emerges in the form of a colossal monster that brings the country from ground zero to… MINUS ONE. See...

Collection of images from my third year and fourth year projects. 📏 Designing Through the Model During my third year in architecture school, our winter/spring studio embarked on a unique endeavor of constructing massive models from found objects on top of 36” x 80” solid core doors over the course of...

Welcome to part dos. Beau is Afraid What the frick is this movie?!?! If you do not know who Ari Aster is, he is the director of the highly polarizing films Hereditary and Midsommar. If you hate these films, you probably should not watch this one. If you love these films, or if you love...

I moved in April from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, so that took up a lot of time in my life, and I did not maintain keeping up with these blog posts. Well, I am back now, for better or for worse, depending on how much you love me. I saw a handful of movies during the Spring, so let’s rapid-fire these...

The Architecture Registration Exam (ARE) is split into six divisions, each with their own exam. To meet the requirements for architecture licensure in any US Jurisdiction, you must pass all six exams. I recommend you subscribe to an ARE study course, specifically Amber Book, to learn the content (see...

March is going to be a wonderful time for movies, and the month kicks off with Michael B Jordan’s directorial debut of Creed III, the third installment of the Creed series, and the ninth movie overall in the Rocky/Creed franchise. The movie stars a returning cast of Michael B. Jordon, Tessa Thompson,...

Welcome to Part II of my Kansas City Odyssey. In my first Kansas City post, I highlighted some key places I visited, most of which my friend Dan showed me. But sightseeing is only half the experience of exploring a city. In this post, I will cover the eats and drinks of Kansas City that I was fortunate...