Today we are going to talk about Material Health and Transparency as it pertains to the practice of architecture, what this is all about, why it is important, as well as ask the question “What is the Architect’s Professional Obligation here?” To … [Continue reading]
Phone call or email? I ask myself this question a few dozen times a day now - not because I don't know which one I prefer, but I'm starting to think that maybe I don't know which one is the correct way to respond. Just asking this question puts me … [Continue reading]
Since it is getting time for college career fairs and planning for the summer, at least in the academic and graduation sense, I wanted to touch on the subject of Unpaid Internship Positions. Also in our current tough economy (and in the past for … [Continue reading]
We have all heard the phrase “Better, Faster, Cheaper, you can have any 2” but is that actually true? … Yes, of course, that’s true, but we are going to talk about it anyways because this is really a conversation about quantity and quality … which is … [Continue reading]
How much do Architects actually work? Is there actually an answer to this question that is universal? Since I am only one person and what I know stems from 29 years of working in this industry as well as the communication I've had with friends and … [Continue reading]
So the podcast this week and a state architects' advocacy day got me thinking about numbers as they relate to our profession as compared to comparable professionals. So since I am a big fan of data, I went to round some up! I want to start by … [Continue reading]
