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Architect Duncan Ian Nicholson to James: I think sitting down with the thought in mind, to exclusively, concentrate on the development of a screen is the first and initial step. By clearing ones mind and making the decision to begin concentrating, interfering thoughts are eliminated. The mind must now be consciously directed to imagine everything concerning the problem; the surrounding space, the objective to be pursued, the multiple possibilities of material available, the multiple possibilities of structural conditions that would combine with appropriate materials to give form to the function. Organize the thoughts in the imagination so that the mind eye is eliminating and producing new permutations. If the concentration waver's keep it on track. Try adding new energy into the process deliberately and the thinking will accelerate. Keep going keep moving forward into your imagination. Once possibilities have been discarded they will not return to blur the visualizatio

Left to Right: Ramsey Daham, Duncan Nicholson, and James Perry at concrete pour for the  Goldstein Tennis Court  photo by Kris Conner Architecture received a great loss in early 2015 with the passing of my Mentor and Friend Duncan Nicholson. Architecture writer Alan Hess sentiment from the Duncan Nicholson Remembered article on the John Lautner Foundation's website may have put it best: "There was no Architect more solidly committed to Architecture in the highest sense. Duncan was doing what we all would be doing in the best of all worlds: quietly and expertly carrying the ever-evolving nature of Organic architecture launched by Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, John Lautner. It came through in his enthusiasm in talking about the Sheats-Goldstein house with visiting students -- I'll always appreciate his willingness to do that." Architect Duncan Nicholson overseeing a renovation at the Sheats-Goldstein Residence photo by James Perry I feel very bl

Hollyhock A photo posted by James (@archjames) on Mar 1, 2015 at 10:23pm PST Frank Lloyd Wright based the Architectural Design Detail on the Hollyhock Flower and hence the name for the house ( the hollyhock house ).  Recently reopened after a renovation see more photos of the home by photographer Elizabeth Daniels here . Hollyhock House Sculpture Replica from House of the Faun in Pompeii photograph by Elizabeth Daniels Interesting enough Frank (Lloyd Wright) also made a nod to an ancient roman villa in Pompeii with the sculpture replica from the House of the Faun . The Hollyhock House, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed property in Los Angeles, features a distinctive hollyhock design inspired by the flower of the same name. The hollyhock flower is characterized by its tall stem and vibrant petals, and Wright used this motif throughout the property as a decorative element. In the central courtyard of the house, a large fountain is adorned with hollyhock-shaped sculpt