10 Tips to Conquer Procrastination

10 Tips to Conquer Procrastination

I am a recovering procrastinator.
I don’t have much hope of ever finding a cure, but recently I have found some ways to hang on to the wagon and stay focused on getting things done.

What to get an Architect for Christmas (2012)

What to get an Architect for Christmas (2012)

Shopping for overly-picky self-righteous architects isn’t particularly fun but if you follow the items on this list, I can guarantee you will have success.

What to get an Architect for Christmas (2011)

What to get an Architect for Christmas (2011)

Shopping for an architect isn’t any fun because we are generally self-righteous about quality and routinely look down our noses at mass-produced items. Here are some can’t miss gift ideas sure to please any architect (except the jerky ones)

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?

Polishing Concrete Floors

Polishing Concrete Floors

after grinding down the original concrete floors, we decided the best finish would be the simplest … just not the easiest.

Refinishing Concrete Floors

Refinishing Concrete Floors

Grinding and polishing my concrete floors technically started as an idea 4 years ago … but the time to do this properly came, and I’m not sure I was completely prepared for what that meant.

Design Charrettes and models

Design Charrettes and models

In design charrettes, the purpose is to get participation from several team members so that a myriad of concepts and issues can be discussed and reviewed.

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.

Facebook Fan Pages

Facebook Fan Pages

Facebook Fan pages … everybody seems to have them these days. Should you have one as well? Can Facebook drive people to your website like it’s the promised land? Yes and no.