by Earl | Jan 10, 2017 | Building the Quompound
It’s interesting how a dream can evolve. A few years ago, I got to design a house for a twenty-plus acre site outside Austin, Texas. It was an exciting opportunity, and the client embraced my ideas in a way that produced a wonderful synergy between us as the...
by Earl | Sep 8, 2016 | Media
Earlier this year I was interviewed by Enoch Sears for his Business of Architecture podcast. At that point, I had been selected as a finalist for Charrette Venture Group’s Architecture Business Plan Competition, but the final round of the competition...
by Earl | Jun 8, 2016 | Building the Quompound
Why a Quonset hut house? Having grown up in Indiana, where I spent a lot of time on my grandparents’ farm, I have always loved agricultural buildings. Their vernacular, no-nonsense simplicity also appeals to the modernist in me. Grandpa built all the buildings...
by Earl | Mar 8, 2016 | Building the Quompound
My name is Earl Parson. I’m an architect who has always dreamed of building his own house, and now I am on a quest to realize my dream. All my life, I’ve been a “maker”, even before that term had common usage. My grandpa, who was a huge...
