Luis Boza · RA, AIA

Insight

I have spent more than thirty years designing buildings, and more than half of that teaching architecture. Insight is where those two halves meet. It is where I write down the things I often end up talking about at someone’s kitchen table: how building, and buildings, actually work, why old houses look the way they do, what makes a room feel right, and where all of this might be heading.

Why I write

“Think of it as entering the mind of the architect down the road — the one you call before you call anyone else.”

Some of it is practical, for when you are planning. Some of it is simply for the curious. Pick a theme below, or let me hand you something at random.

Proposed flow between and around spaces

Groundwork

The practical side of building well, before anyone breaks ground.

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Skyward Dreams

The Lived-In House

How everyday design choices change the way a home feels to live in.

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The Long View

The Long View

Architectural history, and why our buildings look the way they do.

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Modern Heights

How Architects See

The quiet principles behind spaces that simply feel right.

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Hidden Treasures

Building in the DMV

Zoning, permitting, and building smart in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

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Cedar rainscreen going up over ZIP sheathing

The Craft

How things actually go together. The joint, the detail, and the tension between handcraft and digital craft.

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Bannockburn, modeled in 3D

The New Tools

The instruments architects actually use, and how they change the work. Proven, and useful on a project this year.

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Timeless Transformation

Building Green

Performance, longevity, and houses built to last.

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Daylight study in VR

Sightlines

The frontier. Out-there ideas that may never arrive, thought through out loud.

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