Earlier this year, I agreed to present a lecture for AIA Fort Worth as part of their Design Talk series. What will hopefully make this presentation interesting is that the lecture is open to the … [Read more...]
Best Architectural Websites 2016
After exhaustive research (a.k.a. my internet explorer history) and peer feedback (I asked some people I know) I have created "the" definitive listing of the Best Architectural Websites in the World … [Read more...]
Did you really think this through? 2016
The first Life of an Architect post of the new year ... no pressure. I typically hate writing the first post of a new year, it feels a little like that first sketch in the schematic design process - … [Read more...]
What did you miss in 2015?
Did you know that I wrote and published 66 articles this year on Life of an Architect? While that's a bit off my pace from the previous years, statistically speaking, there's still bound to be a few … [Read more...]
Honor Awards
Today's post was incredibly difficult to write ... both of my arms and shoulders suffered extensive damage from all the "patting myself on the back" I've done over the past few days. I had to type … [Read more...]
3 Words: Are. Blogs. Important.
If I asked you to tell me your favorite 3 words, do you know what they would be, or would this be a "I'll get back you you" situation? I certainly don't have three favorite words - who does? The irony … [Read more...]
The Best Architectural Websites 2015
The Best Architectural Websites in the World . ... or as I call them, my "current favorite websites", but let's not split hairs. After exhaustive research (a.k.a. my internet explorer history) and … [Read more...]
Life of an Architect – Best of 2014
While 2014 isn't technically over yet, it isn't going to stop me [cause I do what I want] from looking back at all the articles I wrote over the year to see which ones represented the very best that … [Read more...]
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Once again I find myself siting on the couch on a Sunday afternoon and I'm working - this pattern has been going on for such a long time now I'm pretty used to it. You might be thinking that by … [Read more...]
#ArchiSketch
As an architect, I tend to communicate through sketching - which is starting to make me a bit of a relic. Most young people these days seem to work more on the computer and generate images that are … [Read more...]