residential air conditioning, the pods are enclosed with glass rather than louvers, but interior-exterior boundaries are still practically nonexistent (Parker’s youngest daughter, Lebritia Sindija, recalls jumping directly out of her bedroom’s sliding glass door into the pool). Much of the furniture Parker designed remains at Woodsong, including teak built-ins for the exterior living areas and an onyx-slab dining table. Woodsong’s current owners, interior designer Rosemary Albo and her husband, Harvey Oxenberg, have painstakingly restored the house and grounds. “It’s like living in an art form,” Albo says. “And living within all this vegetation, it’s like going back to the essence and spirit of humanity.”

Parker is proud that his work continues to be recognized by critics and cherished by its inhabitants. But mostly he is looking forward to working on his next building, which recently broke ground. In the meantime, he writes, teaches and ceaselessly creates; one recent project is a series of collages based on children’s stories. “Every day I wake up, I give thanks to the dawn,” he says, “because I’ve got another day to work.”

Contributing Editor Juliette Guilbert’s articles have appeared in Metropolis, Florida InsideOut, The Miami Herald, Western Interiors & Design and other publications. She lives in Seattle.