I just read the piece on your blog about the Wenonah house. Thanks for the very kind words and for the very intelligent discussion of the links among a traditional style (“Mediterranean”, Texas vernacular, and modernism). I am, as you say, a modernist, and I accepted the Wenonah commission with some trepidation over whether I could be true to my modernist training and philosophy. We obviously worked it out and I’m happy with the results and glad the new owners are, too.

I believe that too often we architects and others are overly dogmatic about the purity of our chosen “style”. In some (many?) cases, when one digs just a little, the rationale behind the dogma breaks down quickly. On the other hand, I find the ambiguity we see in so much good Dallas architecture refreshing and intriguing, especially when viewed in the context of the rich heritage of Texas design – modern and historic.