social media

Weekend Adventure in So-Cal

Weekend Adventure in So-Cal

I had a working trip to southern california to visit the Bosch Experience and Design Center – but I brought the family and made an adventure out of it

European Design for the Modern Kitchen

European Design for the Modern Kitchen

Shortly I will be flying to California to take part in panel discussion titled “Design Trends for the Modern Kitchen” with Bosch, BLANCO and DWELL magazine.

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

Life of an Architect – My Favorites 2011

Life of an Architect – My Favorites 2011

I have compiled some of my favorite articles from Life of an Architect that were written in 2011 and provided a small explanation of why they are special to me.

I’m Number 3!  (or 46 if you’re picky)

I’m Number 3! (or 46 if you’re picky)

Life of an Architect is currently the 3rd most popular architectural blog site in the world. I’m probably more surprised than anyone – here’s the list:

Life of an Architect – For Sale

Life of an Architect – For Sale

The other day I found out that according to the “experts”, my website www.lifeofanarchitect.com is valued at an extraordinary amount. I thought to myself that can’t possibly be correct.

The numbers for 2010 are in …

The numbers for 2010 are in …

While this is not the one year anniversary for Life of an Architect, I am going to take a look at how my site performed last year.

The Purpose of Social Media (for architects)

The Purpose of Social Media (for architects)

I write this blog on my lunch breaks and sitting on my couch at night and it doesn’t take much of a leap to understand how people respond to the two-way dialog that social media (and this blog) encourage over the one-way communication typical in traditional media models.

Social Media Superhero?

Social Media Superhero?

Sometimes you get more than you bargained for … but it’s not always a bad thing, it’s just unexpected. I thought I would share with you 3 emails I received on the same day, within about 20 minutes of one another.

Graphic Design and the Dallas AIA Associates

Graphic Design and the Dallas AIA Associates

The Dallas AIA Associates group hold an event every first Tuesday of the month and they call it “Architecture on Tap”….clever right? (because there’s beer and we talk about architecture)