Architects

What to get an Architect for Christmas

What to get an Architect for Christmas

The only thing worse than shopping for someone who has everything is shopping for an architect. They suck to shop for because they are exceedingly particular and you know that they think your taste is garbage. So what is the well intentioned gift giver to do?

The Best Architect in Dallas?

The Best Architect in Dallas?

Architecture can be an incredibly creative field, wildly rewarding for those who like to think outside of the box … but there is also a role for those who love architecture whose predilections and skill sets lean towards the straight and narrow. There are times when I wonder “… which one am I?”

The Dallas Perot Museum of Science and Nature

The Dallas Perot Museum of Science and Nature

The new Morphosis designed Perot Museum of Science and Nature designed by a Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Thom Mayne.

2012 AIA Dallas Tour of Homes

2012 AIA Dallas Tour of Homes

This weekend is the 2012 AIA Dallas Tour of Homes and this year, we have a house that is participating on the tour. There are 8 houses altogether, and all of them designed by architects.

Dating an Architect

Dating an Architect

Thinking about dating an architect based on what you’ve seen on TV? Here is some “inside” information on the character traits of almost every classically trained architect walking the planet.

What’s an architects day like?

What’s an architects day like?

Have you ever wondered what goes on in an architects office? So exactly what does an architect do all day? read on to find out…

It doesn’t count if it doesn’t get built

It doesn’t count if it doesn’t get built

I fully expect to have some people disagree with me today, even go so far as to unsubscribe to my site because this is the post that they finally decide that I am truly an idiot.

Mental Health Awareness for the Architecture Student

Mental Health Awareness for the Architecture Student

For some students, college will be the time when some might struggle to cope with the stresses associated with college life, for architecture students, there is another layer of stress and rigor placed upon them

An Architect’s tool bag

An Architect’s tool bag

To be an architect you have to have specific tools to get the job done. Here is a look at the ones I use most often.

SketchUp renderings…You Have Options

SketchUp renderings…You Have Options

Creating realistic renderings in SketchUp is easier (and quicker and cheaper) than you think.