Ever wondered what living the exciting and fast paced life of an architect would be like? Well wonder no more, I spent the day following the 2009 AIA Young Architect of the Year around to see how his … [Read more...]
Don’t EVER quit your job like this….
In a few weeks, I will be speaking to two separate groups of fresh-faced, soon to be graduates; one batch will be interior designers, the other architects. I mentioned this a few weeks ago and it … [Read more...]
Architectural Fees (part 1)
. Determining architectural fees are a mystery to most, and that includes architects. As a group, architects are terrible at charging for professional services – as though it's bad taste to send a … [Read more...]
Karma – The Great Equalizer
. Faith. I don't have it, at least not in the religious sense. I have friends that are deeply devoted to their faith and I will admit that I am jealous of them at times. In an effort of … [Read more...]
Top Ten Reasons NOT to be an Architect
1. The gene pool that is your social life will not have a lot of diversity Architects are friends with other architects. This is either because they are the only other people you see because of item … [Read more...]
Top Ten Reasons to be an Architect
I have seen a lot of lists recently that have reasons why not to be an architect so I thought I would come up with a list of reasons why you should be an architect. To make things interesting, I am … [Read more...]