Vivian VolzAug 5, 2020Specifying in a PandemicWhat's VVAS doing during the COVID-19 pandemic? We're writing specs, that's what! As a business owner, it's my job to keep my team safe,...
Vivian VolzJul 23, 2015ADA! Hooray!I hear from the Instagram grapevine that today is a day for celebrating 25 years of the ADA. So it's the perfect day for a quick post...
Vivian VolzSep 27, 2013You might be a specifier!I'm in a rewarding design career that I love. I'm in demand. At 45, I'm one of the younger members of my specialty. While, in some...
Vivian VolzMar 1, 2013Perot Museum: Mistake or Science Lesson?I visited the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas with my family this week. Among the fantastic interpretive signage and...
Vivian VolzFeb 5, 2013Anderson ToddPerhaps I did have an inkling that Anderson Todd was important during my years at Rice. I spent some time at my dad's house this week...
Vivian VolzAug 31, 2012Anderson Todd's Most Valuable LessonAnderson Todd taught my freshman architecture class in the fall of 1986 at Rice University. It might have been his last freshman studio...