David E. Sellers, a creative mind and driving force in the residential architecture of Vermont, passed away recently at the age of 86, the New York Times reported.Sellers stood out among his Class of 1965 cohort at the Yale School of Architecture with provocative and craft-inspired maximalist designs that began with his Prickly Mountain house and continued beyond his "Hippie Gothic" contributions to the states Mad River Valley and its capital of Burlington.The Sibley/Pyramid House from 1967. Image: Trillium1000/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)He and his classmate Peter Gluck have been widely credited as early pioneers of the design-build movement. Both were featured in Progressive Architecture in 1967. He is also noted for urban regeneration projects and the use of modern sustainable design strategies."Dave Sellers was, and is still inspiring and remarkable. He was an explorer of what is possible. He lived in the wonder of life and livingwhat could be imaginedwhat was possib...