Cottonwood Modern – Project update

Cottonwood Modern – Project update

Progress is coming along on the Cottonwood modern residence – today we take a look at the cantilevered rooms and the stone work on the pavilion.

Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition 2013

Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition 2013

Last year’s inaugural playhouse design competition was amazing. It’s time for the second annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition is here and it promises to be even better than last year!

Architects talking to Architects

Architects talking to Architects

Architects taling to Architects is intended to be a new series that gives a voice to the individual – a way to focus on the people who are architects, the people who want to be architects, and the people who are simply interested in the process of creating architecture

Take the high road

Take the high road

Don’t underestimate the power of a positive attitude. It is amazing how easy it will become your permanent attitude.

Architectural Quotes and Scale Figures

Architectural Quotes and Scale Figures

Like peanut butter and chocolate, two great things that go great together are design quotes and hand-drawn scale figures.

What do you mean you’ve never heard of that before?

Architect + Architect = ??

Architect + Architect = ??

What happens with two people from a creative field get together an have a baby? I have predicted the most likely outcome from that union … and the results might surprise you -

Architects and Moonlighting

Architects and Moonlighting

Moonlighting has dark undertones as it’s very name might suggest. There are advantages and disadvantages to taking on work outside of normal business hours.

Tornado Shelters and Safe Rooms

Tornado Shelters and Safe Rooms

You might be surprised to learn that more tornadoes hit the United States than any other country in the world … Texas has more tornadoes than any other state … I live in Texas … and we have a tornado shelter in the Cottonwood modern project I have been working on.

Sunday Scattershooting – Home Sales, Summer, TSA, and Aloha

Sunday Scattershooting – Home Sales, Summer, TSA, and Aloha

Things are unusually busy here at Life of an Architect but don’t feel to bad for me … I think it’s going to end well (with me on the beach, Mai Tai in hand)

The Art of saying “No”

I don’t like to say no and I’ll always try to find a way to avoid saying it to someone. This article is about how to say “no” without actually saying “no”