Observations

Avant Garb-age

Avant Garb-age

Searching your neighborhood curbs on bulk trash day can result in some awesome mid century furniture finds.

No, it’s all about me

No, it’s all about me

You can tell a lot about most creative people by finding out the design things that they admire. Here is just such a list:

It’s all about me

It’s all about me

Since I’ll be invading Life of an Architect on a semi-regular basis, I figure that I need to get to know you all a little better and in turn have you all get to know me

Turn up the music in the studio

Turn up the music in the studio

Nobody is in the office and I can turn the music up to 11. This is the music that’s in rotation in the architect’s office so far in 2012

Documenting with photos

Documenting with photos

It wasn’t that long ago that taking job site construction photos were simply photos that were a necessary part of the process. The camera on your phone is a powerful tool and with a slightest bit of efforts, you can get more with less

Form Follows Fitness

Form Follows Fitness

Have you noticed the amount of home gym equipment commercials that start airing this time of year? This got me thinking … what types of home workout equipment would a STARchitect design?

Job Site Culture and Pride

Job Site Culture and Pride

One of the modern day 7 deadly sins – pride … It is also what separates a good contractor from a great contractor.

The Genius of Charley Harper

The Genius of Charley Harper

Charley Harper is an American Modernist artist known for his illustrations of all sorts of wildlife. He called it “minimal realism” but I call it awesome.

Beards of an Architect

Beards of an Architect

So why do architects not sport beards? It’s time to ditch the clean shaven look and enter into a new era of bearded architects.

Convention Centre EXPO Aragón

Convention Centre EXPO Aragón

The Convention Centre in Aragon that was designed for the 2008 Expo in Zaragoza is a large multifunction building … and just happens to be made out of mostly prefabricated components.