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Architects lead a process in which large stakes are wagered on the chances of hoped-for outcomes, and are accordingly obligated to explain themselves clearly, and in detail. These writings and documents explore CAA's method, its history, and values. For an overview, please see At Zero Remove. If time is short? The Architecture Traveler
Conversations & Documents
"At Zero Remove:" a Conversation with Cameron Armstrong, by Stephanie Buhmann.
Saving the Tin Houses, by Lisa Gray (Houston Chronicle, Page One; June 9, 2011).
Designs For Living With Art, with Rainey Knudsen, CANVAS.
Stealth Gardens, with Sarah Lake & Stephen Fox, a conversation about landscapes and gardens.
Site/Work/S FORUM, with John Davidson (Moderator), Stephen Fox, Surpik Angelini, Tracy Hicks, The Art Guys and Cameron Armstrong, a conversation about monuments and cities.
Interview with Cameron Armstrong, Chad Bowie and Alexandra Irvine, CANVAS: a conversation about Site/Work/S and the 18th International Sculpture Conference.
Commentary and Rants
To Shelter, in writing now
"What is it?" (a Knife in the Heart), in writing now
Texts & Histories
Current Practice, 2010: Big Change, a synopsis of current issues.
Un-Zoned: A Memoir, Cameron's catalog essay for the No Zoning exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (May-October 2009). Some pictures of the show are posted here.
Current Practice, 2008: Many Voices, a synopsis of current issues.
The Architecture Traveler: A Guide to 250 Key 20-Century American Buildings, by Sydney LeBlanc (W.W. Norton, 2000/2005).
Architecture in Real Time, by Cameron Armstrong, 2008.
Five Short Statements About Building Design, by Cameron Armstrong, a brief look at some important issues in building design, 2003-04.
Open Practice: 2003, by Cameron Armstrong, a detailed review of CAA's open practice approach and its origins, 2003.
West End Diary, by Cameron Armstrong, the story of the metal houses and their context, 1999.
Excerpts from guide to 1994 Rice Design Alliance "Tin Houses" Tour, 1994.
Introduction to Site/Works/S, by Cameron Armstrong, 2000.
