Let’s talk about starting architecture school. What is going to happen in your first year of architecture school? Probably you will wonder … what have I gotten myself into? What have I signed up for? … [Read more...]
Architectural Graphic Standards Collection
So I posted a photo of a few books the other day including two Architectural Graphic Standards. As it turns out I may have a slight problem with collections or maybe it’s a compulsion. I have an … [Read more...]
Architects on the Screen
As a profession, architects have been portrayed in various movies and television series for almost as long as the mediums have been around. I thought for today I would hit some of the titles that … [Read more...]
Virtual Conventions??
I am not certain that virtual conventions are really worthwhile. That may be a controversial statement, but I think I can stand by it even in a post-pandemic world. Today marks the start of the AIA … [Read more...]
Big Ideas or Technical Details?
Is the education of architecture school about the big ideas or the technical details? This is a question that has been on my mind quite a bit lately. So what should be the focus of the collegiate … [Read more...]
Knowledge versus Tools
So I was having a conversation with some professor colleagues the other day and we got on the subject of knowledge versus tools. The basic idea of this chat was about what students should be learning … [Read more...]