Last week I was in Washington DC for the 2012 National American Institute of Architects convention. I was fortunate to have been asked to present a case study on this blog site as part of a panel of … [Read more...]
Life of an Architect 2012 Design Playhouse Competition – The Winners
The first annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition has some to a close - at least for everyone except for the lucky winners! This last Friday - May 4th - we took the top 20 … [Read more...]
Architects and Photography
I am setting myself up here in a major way by saying that photography is a skill that more architects should practice. You could infer from that comment that I might be holding myself out as an … [Read more...]
SketchUp renderings…You Have Options
One of the most valuable tools used to convey a project to a client is the use of 3d modeling. You can sit and try to explain something to a client but at the end of the day if they can't read the … [Read more...]
Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition 2012 – Round One
[Fanfare - dun dundun dunnnn!] I am proud to announce that the first annual Life of an Architect 'Playhouse Design Competition' was an amazing and certifiable success!! The playhouse design … [Read more...]
The not-so-sexy side to Architecture
There is a reality check waiting for most graduating architects ... Practicing architecture for 99.9% of the architects out there means something other than designing - at least what you think design … [Read more...]