VALERI IS AN ARCHITECT​​

A presentation I had to give required hard line drawings, so I decided to give it a go on my CADD program - VectorWorks. I had taken a...

When I started in architecture we were doing hand drafting on mylar and velum. For most architecture students today it would seem as...

In the middle of my internship an inspiring thing happened to my daughter. She reminded me of a story in Mother Daughter Wisdom where a...

Since I've been back in New Zealand I have wanted to get the whole group of Columba Mom's together to discuss my project. I was...

I have designed a project I call PORTICO for young kids to help educate them on the architectural process. It is a simplified project...

A day in Sydney is a treat I give myself when I go back and forth to the States. I have my favorite haunts. At the Art Gallery NSW (New...

Shortly after starting to focus on the dress the details started to flow. I imagined these three rings that would become the straps for...

With houses it is no different than with clothes. It all comes down to details. We draw them at increasingly larger scales. Drawings...

My nephew has this dream internship for the summer with the electric car company Tesla. When my family all got together for the 4th of...

It started to get fun mocking ideas up at full scale. I added a zipper in the back and brought the straps closer together in front. Not...

This was a good design. It met the clients needs, was conceptually solid and had some great special effects. But take a look at "A Single...

Throughout my trip I had been mesmerized by these hills. They were gorgeous. I liked the contrast with the sky whether it was during the...

Toiles were new to me when I started fashion school. I had never even thought of the actuality or necessity of them. They do make...

In the firm we do monochromatic massing models in white foam core or museum board to get the general shape of the house worked out. They...

I was always surprised by the way my daughter and good friend raved about the back of my Donna Karan number. I didn't even think you...

This wedding dress is a little like the curtains, an on going conversation around here. Julie is my Boss's partner and now that she has...

My client and I were butting heads again. He would show me beautiful window walls that opened to nothing. I would counter with nice...

In my pursuit to be inspired with a design I just kept moving forward. I bought a new sewing machine and started sewing. I had been...

Ever since I arrived the Interior Designer, Randy, has been visiting and discussing curtains with my co-worker. It sounds so much like...

My client and I have been having a little give and take about views. He wants his 270 degree view from every room and at all times. In...