Every client wants to know what their project is going to cost and who’s going to build it. That means sending the drawings out and getting contractors involved … Let’s get ready to rumble because … [Read more...]
The Competitive Bid Process
Of all the moments on a job, the bid phase gives me the most heartburn. It is a stressful period full of hardcore short-term deadlines and while my personal history tells me that I don't really have … [Read more...]
The Year was 1980-Something
There are few moments in your life where the time span between the current and younger versions of yourself collide. I had such a moment yesterday and despite my aversion to "celebrity sightings", … [Read more...]
Young Architects Should Work in Construction
If I have one regret during my education (between the ages of 18 - 24) is that I never worked on a construction site. Once I graduated from college, I went straight to work in an architectural office, … [Read more...]
Attitude Reflects Leadership
Every now and then I need to step away from the emails and the phone and remind myself that the person who is currently making me go apoplectic might have something going on other than … [Read more...]
The Incomplete Big Picture
If you were to back 10 architects in to a corner, hold a gun to their collective heads and ask: "When it comes to Architecture, what really matters?" What sort of answer do you think you'd get in … [Read more...]