It integrates elements of cognitive behaviour therapy and gestalt therapy to identify and change selfdefeating life patterns that he calls 'schema'.

In the 1980s he adds a collection of furniture and room textiles integrating elements of computer iconography.

His original songs integrate elements of blues, bluegrass, ballads, ragtime, swing, and samba, and he also performs old standards.

While mainly using guitars and drums they also integrate elements of industrial music by adding electronic elements such as synthesizers and samples to song production.

Campus dormitories and newer structures are planned and designed to integrate elements of this classic post-colonial era style.