Aside from the professional and educational benefits, very simply - for the commanding ability to customize. Your house should be the ultimate reflection of your own unique lifestyle and also extract every natural and latent benefit your building site offers. "Spec" homes can't offer the custom fit or inspired feel that architects can craft, and moreover, many stock plans can't provide the unique integration between building and site that’s imperative in good design.
I have been a licensed Architect for over 30 years building
a professional resume of considerable diversity and breadth as designer,
project executive, construction manager, researcher, educator, and contracting
officer. My projects have ranged from creation of the Smithsonian's National
Building Museum in Washington D.C., to international project management;
from the renovation of Ronald Reagan's post-presidential residence in
Bel Aire, to the recent design and construction management of the multiple
award winning United States Courthouse in Eugene, Oregon, (below), acclaimed
by international design critics as the most significant American public
building of the past 50 years.
