Some questions, as soon as I become aware of them, sit in the front of my brain and simply won't go away until I do something about them. In this case, the question I have been thinking about for the … [Read more...]
Dear Future Architects – You need to Hear This
Simply based on my inbox, there is a new batch of bright and shiny new future architects about to graduate and they are on the hunt for their future ... hopefully in an office like mine. That … [Read more...]
The Tools of an Architect
Architects are lucky. Once you get past the few architects that complain disproportionately loud for the entire profession, you will discover that just about anyone can be an architect and have a role … [Read more...]
A Case for Building Architectural Models
When architects are in school, they build a lot of models during their coursework. I don't have an actual count but I bet that over the 6 years I spent in school that I built a few hundred models. … [Read more...]
Christmas Cards and Architect’s Signatures
One of the things that is just a fact of life in a small architecture firm, is that you have to do just about everything yourself - rarely do we simply pull out the company wallet and pay for … [Read more...]
Work / Life … Different Letters, Same Word
I can't even begin to convey the irony of this post. It is literally Labor Day - a holiday - and I'm sitting in my customary spot on the couch writing this article. Bonus level of irony - I initially … [Read more...]
Architectural Redlines
Redlines. It's just a word but if you are in certain circles, it's a powerful word. "Redlines" is all you have to say to either send some into some form of post traumatic stress disorder while the … [Read more...]
Architectural Sketches – Keep or Throw Away
I typically don't give it a lot of thought - as soon as my architectural sketches have served their purpose, they get thrown away. I don't consider them valuable or even worthwhile to keep. Am I … [Read more...]
It’s a New Year and I’m already over it
It has taken me almost 30 minutes to write this sentence ... and it isn't interesting in the slightest way. Creative funk? No, I think it has more to do with cobwebs and the lethargic tendencies that … [Read more...]
Architecture – A culture of long hours?
Everybody knows that architects work a lot of hours - right? I'm not talking about an extra hour every day or something so pedestrian, I'm saying that according to the chat rooms and emails I receive, … [Read more...]