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Architecture and Graphic Design

March 31, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Architecture and Graphic Design

So I have been talking a great deal lately with my students about many aspects of graphic design as they relate to architecture representation and presentation. I am always amazed at how little this … [Read more...]

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

Master Thesis Presentations

March 10, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Master Thesis Presentations

So I have spent the first part of this week in ten-hour days of project reviews. These are Masters of Architecture candidates who are conducting their master's thesis presentations.  I have been in … [Read more...]

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

Architectural Detail Books

February 24, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 12 Comments

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 2 Comments

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

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