Even though it's still in the design development stage, the New Castle County Courthouse has history making proportions and the need for the facility by local users is urgent. I am particularly fond of Fay Jones' Thorncrown Chapel. It's a sacred facility which depicts a splendid use of indigenous materials. Great designers have always managed to thrive despite code restrictions.
Successful designs lead to repeat and new commissions.
So in a sense, codes are just a hurdle we are trained to leap and not avoid. That our profession is an elitist organization that has a sign on the door which states 'minorities and women need not apply. My senior design thesis. A 50,000 SF student center for Hampton University. I would expand my personal design studio which I have dubbed 'Studio East'.