I know that the title of this post is "You should say 'Yes' more often" ... it sounded really good in my head this afternoon during my 7 hour drive from Chicago into northern Wisconsin, but as I sit … [Read more...]
Vegetables or Dessert?
There are two important pieces of information that are floating around my head that are seemingly at odds with one another:"Sooner or later, you will need to eat your vegetables" and "Eat your … [Read more...]
Top 5 Reasons to work in a Large Architectural Firm
Last week I put together a post titled 'Architectural Job Starter Kit' in which I drew upon my own personal experiences that discussed how to improve your chances at getting a job in an architectural … [Read more...]
Architectural Job Starter Kit
March is knocking on the door so that means one thing in an architectural office: the "summer interns" and freshly minted architectural graduates are ... well, knocking on the door. So I thought I … [Read more...]
Should I be an Architect?
The last several years have been hard on the architectural profession. The tone of the questions I've received have shifted from: "Should I become an Architect?" to "Why should I become an … [Read more...]
Architecture and The Art of Getting it Wrong
Architecture is not a trade, it's a craft ... and it normally takes years of practice before you start to routinely exist in the delicate balance between programming requirements and artistic … [Read more...]