The designation between house and home - is it semantics or is there a difference. Can I as "the architect" influence the difference one way or another? According to Merriam Webster: house (n): … [Read more...]
Archives for 2017
Architectural Graphics 101 – Layers
Just for the record, writing a post on AutoCAD layers, pen weights, line types, and pen colors, is almost the last thing on my list of things I want to be doing. First and foremost, I do not consider … [Read more...]
What Does a Fellow Keep in his Drawers?
Now that I am an AIA Fellow and I've officially hit the big time, people are continually stopping me everywhere I go and asking me, "O Supreme Leader, now that thou hast hit the bigeth league, couldst … [Read more...]
Architectural Graphics 101 – Line Weight
Okay ... I hear you. It's time for the next entry in my Architectural Graphics series and due to overwhelming feedback, it's apparently time to talk about line weights. Despite my efforts, I can't … [Read more...]
Style – Do I have any?
"Style" is one of those words that can be used in many instances but typically has a very particular meaning to an architect. Just about everything we do is associated with some sort of style. I … [Read more...]
Guess what? I Just Received an ‘F’
Today is a horn tootin' sort of day ... the sort of day that has been 25 years in the making - although, if I am being honest, the possibility of this day didn't show up on my radar screen until about … [Read more...]