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15 Tips for Young Architecture Professionals

June 5, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

15 Tips for Young Architecture Professionals

It's that time of year when graduating students join the workforce or students have summer internships. So I decided to share this list of tips for young architecture professionals. Even though it was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architect Skills, Architects, Architecture School, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: advice, architects office, architectural studio, career, Do you want to be an Architect

Studio Lessons 101: Diagrams

May 9, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Studio Lessons 101: Diagrams

After a week full of various studio reviews, I have realized how essential diagrams are to the presentation of one’s architectural ideas. While they may not hold a large place within the practice of … [Read more...]

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

Ep 99: Construction Drawings

May 1, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 99: Construction Drawings

A subject matter that we are always dancing around is the creation and preparation of drawings. Fundamentally and at their essence, drawings are at the core of what architects do and they allow us to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architectural Graphics - The Series, Construction, Contractors, Episodes, Podcast, Residential Tagged With: conversations, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast, Residential Architect

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

Ep 096: The Big Idea

March 20, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 3 Comments

Ep 096: The Big Idea

Every good architecture project has a concept. Every. Single One. This is the big idea that you will build your entire project around and if you look at your project and can’t recognize it, you need … [Read more...]

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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

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