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Why the Hell Would You Do That?
One of the assignments for sophomore architecture students was developed over three related projects. The first part was to draw a Roman...
Peter VanderPoel
Feb 20, 20193 min read


Better Late than On Time
In Support of Procrastination In professional baseball, when a batter would come to the plate and obliterate the back chalk line of the...
Peter VanderPoel
Jan 28, 20193 min read


Form Follows Function
I recently had a cup of coffee using a cup that provided some discomfort to what is often the most soothing event of the day. Referring...
Peter VanderPoel/ Viollet-le-Duc
Feb 13, 20171 min read


Washington National Cathedral
#WashingtonNationalCathedral #architecture #photography
Peter VanderPoel - Photography
Feb 10, 20171 min read


22nd & I (or so)
#art #watercolor #ambiguity #architecture #washingtondc
Peter VanderPoel
Mar 18, 20161 min read


Wyeth Smackdown
A few years back, I visited the Wyeth Museum in Chadds Ford, PA. The Wyeths are a tremendously talented family with a museum devoted to 3...
Peter VanderPoel
Mar 10, 20163 min read


It's Just a Game
I've noticed a subtle shift in some of the board games that have made their way into our house. But what seems subtle while we're...
Peter VanderPoel
Feb 16, 20162 min read


The Lavender Button
My computer was completely black. The only exception was a small, lavender button. It was a "disk eject" on the face of a PC that I had...
Peter VanderPoel
Jan 21, 20163 min read


I Can Paddle, Canoe?
Years ago I visited the Adirondacks and met Caleb Davis. He conducted a class on making a wooden canoe paddle. I hadn't signed up for the...
Peter VanderPoel
Dec 20, 20154 min read
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