Patrick Rahming – Designs -

The design of the business environment provides the designer with the opportunity to share in the expression of a response to the climate and the celebration of cultural differences. The responses to the sun, wind and precipitation guides the crafting of the building’s skin, while responses to the culture of work guides the crafting of the building’s spatial experiences.

Why build a City?
The intoxicating power of technology has made the City an endangered entity. The automobile, which created the suburbs almost a century ago, has drained the city of its residents. The suburban mall has made shopping within the city a rarity. The highway systems have made the locating of entertainment outside the city, [...]

A few days ago, I overheard a statement I had heard many times before at the end of a building project.
“I will never build another building.”
This is a common reaction to the frustrations of the building process, which seems designed to frustrate. First there is the process of agreeing a design, then of getting a [...]

Tourism Development Exercises
A Look At The Competition
Freemont Street is a street in the “old” part of Las Vegas, part of what is known as Downtown. There are the older casinos and hotels – the Golden Nugget, the Four Queens and the Plaza Hotel – that helped build Las Vegas into the gambling capital [...]