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(Excludes lectures and exhibits, and includes important
projects) |
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1953 |
Born in Chicago,
June 24 (same birthday as Bart Prince). Raised in
Barrington, Illinois. |
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1967-72 |
Barrington High School
(received diploma in 1980). |
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1971-93 |
Apprenticed with
architect Dennis Blair, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright
(1971-1981 and 1984), and with other architects, including
Wright-trained Albert Sincavage and Dan Lawrence, John J.
Martin, Malcolm Wells (1981-1993). |
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1972 |
Honorable Mention
for Church and Cathedral, Northern Illinois University
Design Contest. |
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1978 |
“Home
Improvement,” Barrington Courier Review News (exact date
unknown).
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1979 |
B.A. Degree in
Comparative Religious Philosophy (Minor in Architecture),
Campus-Free College. |
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1979-80 |
Taught philosophy part
time, William Rainey Harper Junior College. |
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1979 |
“House in a Hill:
A Plan for the Future?” (with architect Dennis Blair),
Chicago Sun-Times, May 25-26. |
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1979 |
“South Face-1,”
Hudson Home Guide, November, pp. 72-73. |
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1979 |
Married to Julie
Kettle Gundlach. |
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1980 |
“Earth-Sheltered
Sod-Roofed Home,” Popular Science, September, pp. 96-97. |
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1981 |
M.A. Degree in
Comparative Religious Philosophy, Beacon College. |
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1981 |
“Earth-Sheltered
Heat Trap,” Popular Science, Summer, pp. 78-79. |
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1981 |
“Bethany Resident
Gaining Recognition,” The Wayne Independent, October 22,
pp. 12-13. |
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1981 |
“People Really Dig
Their House,” The Wayne Independent, October 25, pp.
15-16. |
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1981 |
“Evolution of an
Organic Architect,” Earth Shelter Digest,
September/October, pp. 56-61. |
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1981-82 |
Woods/Gundlach
Residence, Honesdale, Pennsylvania. |
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1982-83 |
“Taking Shelter,” The
Scranton Times (two parts). |
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1982 |
“Earth Shelter
House Designs 1,” Earth Shelter Living, July/August, pp.
58-59. |
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1982 |
“Earth Shelter
Atrium,” Popular Science, September, pp. 117-118. |
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1983 |
Honorable Mention,
Passive Solar Design Awards. |
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1983 |
Natural
Architecture published by Webco, Minneapolis. |
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1983 |
“Charles Woods,
Natural Architecture,” The Wayne Independent, February 10. |
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1983 |
“Earth Bermed Wood
Foundation,” Popular Science, April, pp. 112-113. |
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1983 |
“Passive Solar
Plus,” The Mother Earth News, July. |
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1983 |
“Solar Earth
Retreat,” Popular Science, September, pp. 120 and 150. |
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1984 |
“Rocky Mountain
High” (with architect Dennis Blair), Architectural Record,
June. |
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1984 |
“Woods/Gundlach
Residence,” in University of Minnesota’s Earth Sheltered
Housing Design 2, ed. New York: VNR, pp. 268-270. |
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1984 |
“Solar Attic,”
Popular Science, January, pp. 106-107. |
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1984 |
“A Designer Looks
At His House,” Earth Shelter Living, July/August, cover,
pp. 14-17. |
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1984 |
“Hermit’s Cabin,”
Popular Science, August, pp. 94-95. |
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1984 |
Natural
Architecture, Rev. Ed., New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. |
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1984 |
Project:
“Architerra” (with architect Dennis Blair). |
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1984 |
“The Emperor Has
No Clothes!” Architectural Record, published letter to the
editor, April. |
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1985 |
The Complete
Earth-Sheltered House (Illustrated by Malcolm Wells), New
York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. |
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1985 |
“Designer’s
Portfolio,” Earth Shelter Living, November-December, p.
27.
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1985 |
Woods Residence,
Earth Shelter magazine, cover. |
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1985 |
“Solar Cube,”
Popular Science, May, p. 85.
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1985 |
“Is Earth Shelter
Architecture on the Right Track?” Earth Shelter Living,
November, cover, pp. 21-26. |
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1986 |
Ph.D. studies in
philosophy. |
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1986 |
Woodhaven House
Design, New Shelter magazine, January, pp. 78-79. |
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1986 |
“Earth Bermed Home
I and II,” Best-Selling Home Plans, Special Edition, pp.
114 and 128. |
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1986 |
“Bermed-T,”
Popular Science, March, pp. 94-95.
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1986 |
“Six Uncommon
Houses,” Popular Science, May, p. 95.
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1986 |
“The Case for
Earth-Sheltered Housing,” Better Homes & Gardens Home Plan
Ideas, Summer, pp. 69-72 |
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1988 |
Natural
Architecture, 2nd Revised Ed., Warwick, NY: Amity House.
(Available from author.) |
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1988 |
“Magnificent
Seven,” 2 houses, Popular Science, February, pp. 82-86. |
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1989 |
Radiant and Omega
Houses, Popular Science, April, pp. 132-136. |
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1990-93 |
Stultz
Residence, Clinton, New Jersey. |
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1990-95 |
Cody Residence,
Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut. |
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1990 |
“State of the Art
Houses,” Popular Science, January, pp. 58-62. (One house
featured and served as design consultant.) |
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1991-93 |
Augello
Residence, Honesdale, Pennsylvania. |
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1992-94 |
Cobb Residence,
Honesdale, Pennsylvania. |
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1992 |
Project: Notre
Dame Cathedral (Vince Van de Venter, R.A., Associate
Designer). |
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1992 |
Designing Your
Natural House (with Malcolm Wells, R.A.), New York: Van
Nostrand Reinhold. |
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1992 |
“Seven Deadly Sins
of Home Design,” Building Ideas, Fall, pp. 81-86. |
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1993-94 |
Cooper Residence,
Kansas. |
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1993 |
Project: Northeast
Fitness and Health Center. |
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1993 |
Became a
Registered Architect (RA-011641-X) in Pennsylvania on
September 24, and a Member of the AIA shortly thereafter
(228459038). |
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1993-94 |
Projects:
Terry, Sisson, Weber, MacDonald/Ragsdale. |
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1994 |
“Out of the Woods --
Natural Architecture,” Spring, pp. 91-96. |
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1994 |
“Wright for the Times,”
Building Ideas, Spring, pp. 91-96. |
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1995 |
Sacred Spaces (in
progress). |
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1995 |
God, Being, Truth:
Essays in the History of Metaphysics (unpublished
philosophy book). |
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1995 |
“No-Thing or
Nothing,” philosophical paper presented to the
International Society for NeoPlatonic Studies at
Nashville, Tennessee, May 28. |
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1995 |
“Throw Your Design
Plans A Curve,” Better Homes and Gardens Building Ideas,
Winter, pp. 68-75. |
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1996 |
Natural System of
House Design, New York: McGraw-Hill. |
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1997-2000 |
New house
and Project designs and work on "Millennium Projects".
Continued work on Ph.D. dissertation and other books. |
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2001 |
"2001 -
Millennium House/Popular Science |
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2002 |
Bostrum
House Design |
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2003 |
Became a
member of NCARB |
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2004 |
Lawhon
Addition, Nelson House, Candela Addition |
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Note: At present,
Woods is entering more design contests and seeing projects
through to completion. |
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