I used to lie on the floor imagining that the space was inverted and the ceiling was a walkable landscape. It was then that my datum of reasoning shifted. Everything that once seemed black and white became grey. The architectural process is pursuing the unexplored grey area. By breaking the paradigm of thinking, we can begin to train our mind to re-think and our eyes to re-see what we thought we once knew.

Some thoughts so far: space is residual... thinking is lateral... making is derivative... effort is non-hierarchical... and site/context is the genesis.

Some influences so far: John Cage... NightHawks by Edward Hopper... and shadows.

Some lessons so far: cool heads prevail... those that talk the least know the most... and pushing architecture takes courage.

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Eric Rosen

My studio began inadvertently in 1991 and the architectural licensing board established me as Eric Rosen Architect in 1994. Prior to that, I was just Eric Rosen while obtaining my Bachelor of Arts at Brown University with a dual major in Art and Art History (Magna Cum Laude). While at Brown, I participated in architecture studios at RISD where I was told that I did not have what it took to be an architect. So, I went to the University of Pennsylvania where I received my Master of Architecture in 1990. At that time, Wesley Wei taught me how to re-think. Serendipity brought me to the studio of Michele Saee where I worked as project architect on the Beverly Hills Cosmetic Dental Clinic and participated in a number of competitions, theoretical projects, and exhibition presentations. It was there that I learned how to re-see. Though for different reasons, my wife thinks I should have listened to the advice of my teachers at RISD and been a lawyer.

Since 1991, projects have included the Eclectic Cafe/Gallery, Bollinger Residence, Offices of Toni Singman and Associates, 1925 Ocean Avenue, Cafe Sako, Warner Hollywood Cafe, Clement Residence, 11th Street Residence, Nohall Residence, and Fairways Residence.