Rick Joy

-Do you think his use of materials and building form are convincing? Use specific examples.

I do think his use of materials and building form are convincing because he realized he was getting stuck in one specific style and didn’t want to be known as the “rammed earth guy.” So he took on a project in the northeast setting of Vermont where the project would be much different from the ones he had done in Arizona and he could embrace a new vernacular style even though it would include elements, like the gabled roof, that were in contrast to his particular style. He is convincing because he adds his own style to each project while maintaining the major vernacular elements of the area he is designing in.

-Do you think the experimental characteristic of his projects is in anyway compromised by his fundamental basics?

I do not think the experimental characteristic of his projects is compromised by his fundamental basics. I think his fundamental basics act in a way that help bring to life the experimental characteristics of his projects and can be demonstrated by how he adds his own style to the local vernacular.

– B. Kilgore