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“I think I started acting because I found being away at school while my parents were divorcing really distressing,” says the 31-year-old, “It’s only now I’ve got a retrospective angle on it. When you are a teenager, suddenly you start harbouring secrets in a different way. If you are at a boys’ school, especially, there is a level of bravado that you have to keep up otherwise you’ll get picked on. I was really quite upset, and probably very sad and vulnerable and angry. Acting presented a way of expelling those feelings in a safe place.” [X]

Miller Hull ArchitectureMarquand Retreat in Eastern Washington

This weekend retreat faces down into a beautiful river valley rimmed by basalt cliffs. The owner challenged Miller Hull to construct a limited, two room program using materials that were resistant to fire, wind, and intruders. A simple geometric form composed of clearly articulated materials was used to produce a building that is truly “western” in character without being nostalgic.