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...]
Say what you mean, mean what you say
The message today is about taking a deeper and sometimes a second or third look at what appears to be an everyday common object, occurrence, or in my example, a phrase. All of a sudden, something you … [Read more...]
How much money does an architect make?
I get plenty of emails asking questions here at Life of an Architect - and over the last 12 months an increasing amount of them are either from students or associate/ intern level architects ... and … [Read more...]
I need a head shot – not a mug shot
I need a head shot. That's right ... you heard me. A head shot ... you know, a picture of my face ... although, if it's a picture of my face, why don't they call it a face shot? (thinking ... … [Read more...]
What did you want to be when you grew up?
. This is an easy question for me to answer because I have always wanted to be an Architect - even before I knew that the word "architect" even existed. The key word in that previous sentence is … [Read more...]
What am I doing? I’m talking to people
. It's 2:00am and I am laying in bed ... I must have 10 or 15 things running through my mind all at once. To me, in my sleep deprived semi-conscious state, they are all good things that make … [Read more...]