PinnedYevgenia WattsMy Landlady Was Right All AlongHope called me back in two months. “Are you still looking for a room?” I wasn’t, as I was living in the back of a Pepto Bismol-colored home8 min read·Dec 7, 2022----
PinnedYevgenia WattsThe Effect of the MarginSome years ago, I was a newlywed military wife. I had just moved from Berkeley to Oceanside, where my marine husband was stationed. Not a…3 min read·Oct 17, 2021----
PinnedYevgenia WattsPutin’s Architect and the Code of EthicsIn the era of DIY home design and HGTV, it sometimes feels like the Wild West of architecture. Especially when it comes to single-family…4 min read·Oct 18, 2022----
Yevgenia WattsA 4-Euro BreakfastIt was my fourth morning in Berlin, the morning when all the German I studied in high school and college finally started coming back to me…7 min read·Jan 26, 2023----
Yevgenia WattsWhat does it cost to be generous?What does it cost to be generous?2 min read·Dec 7, 2022----
Yevgenia WattsHow I bought my ex-boss lunch and why it mattersIt’s Sunday morning, much earlier than I would have ever imagined myself sitting outside on a Sunday morning, writing and sipping my…3 min read·Dec 7, 2022----
Yevgenia WattsLove in the time of War“I woke up to the news” is never the beginning of a happy story. On February 24th, I woke up to the news that Russia invaded Ukraine…7 min read·Dec 7, 2022----
Yevgenia Watts3D-Printed Homes: the Next Big Thing in Construction Technology?In new home construction technology today, there are few things more exciting than the 3D printing ofentire homes. It sounds like something…4 min read·Oct 7, 2022----
Yevgenia WattsSnow Forts, or project management for 9-year-oldsI am 9, maybe 10 years old. It’s the middle of winter in the yard of a high-rise group of concrete apartment buildings, somewhere in a…6 min read·Nov 28, 2021----
Yevgenia WattsUC Santa Barbara Housing FiascoThis story may have sneaked by you. Unless you are in architecture or one of the related fields, you may be blissfully unaware of the drama…4 min read·Nov 8, 2021----