Insights

Notes from building the next one.

Writing on mid-century modern design, healthy building, longevity, and what it takes to make a house hold up for a whole life.

The glazed double-gable roof over a Rummer atrium, seen from inside the courtyard.

Forever Through What?

Aubrey McCormick on the question that turns a hope into a plan: what does a house actually have to do to hold up for a whole life?

 Jul 13 2026 · Essay A Rummer living room: brick fireplace, exposed beams and a tongue-and-groove ceiling.

How this Oregon midcentury home for sale at $1.4M was designed for wellness living

Janet Eastman on Aubrey McCormick's renovation of a 1959 house on SW Laurelwood Avenue.

 Jul 14 2026 · The Oregonian Bob Rummer in a hat, seated in front of the glass wall of one of his houses.

Fans of midcentury modern architecture react to plans for new Robert Rummer homes

Janet Eastman visits Bob at 97, in the SW Portland house he built in 1966.

 Jun 1 2024 · The Oregonian

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