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Architectural Detail Books

February 24, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Architectural Detail Books

As an architect, you need to understand details, and one of the easiest ways to expose yourself is by referencing Architectural Detail books. There are a large number of books out there that focus on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architect Skills, Design, Graphics, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, architectural technology, Architecture School, books, details, Graphics

Architects Working with Consultants

February 10, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Architects Working with Consultants

When architects work with consultants, how does that process operate? How many consultants are there on any given project? Well, that answer can vary widely by project type. Since this was a recently … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Career, Design, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, career, design, Practice, Profession

2022 Reading List

January 27, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

2022 Reading List

Well, this is not a New Year’s resolution post, it is a new year post of my 2022 proposed reading list. For the past few years, at the beginning of each year, I try to choose a stack of books that I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Design, Education, Life in General, Uncategorized Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, books, design

Teaching Statement for Architecture

January 13, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Teaching Statement for Architecture

I am working on a project that I have never completed in my career: a teaching statement for architecture. This is a new challenge for me, but I am working my way through to complete it. Now I have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architecture School, Career, Design Studio, Education, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, Architecture School, career, design studio

089: Small Firm Mentality

November 28, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

089: Small Firm Mentality

Inch wide and mile-deep versus mile wide and inch deep ... the "Jack of all trades/Master of none" vs. "The Specialist" … conceptually this is the idea that distinguishes the nuances between a small … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Episodes, Life in General, Office, Podcast, Talking Shop Tagged With: Architects, architects office, Architecture and Society, career, conversations

Studio Lessons 101: Architectural Resolution

November 18, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

Studio Lessons 101: Architectural Resolution

So I have been having conversations with my colleagues about this idea of what I will call Architectural Resolution. This is not exactly about the image resolution like in pixels or dots, but I could … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architect Skills, Architecture School, Design Studio, Education, Graphics, Studio Lessons 101 Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, Architecture School, design, design studio, Graphics

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