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Out of Touch?

April 7, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Out of Touch?

So this past week the architectural internet has been abuzz with commentary and reactions to a recent roundtable discussion that happened at an architectural academic institution. It made me wonder … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Architecture School, Career, Design, Education, Life in General, Observations, Schools of Architecture Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, Architecture and Society, Architecture School, career, conversations, design, what?

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 95: Schematic Design

March 6, 2022 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

EP 95: Schematic Design

Whenever an architect sits down with a client on a new residential project, the first thing that happens is a conversation about project goals and requirements. It is during this initial conversation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Design Studio, Episodes, Podcast, Residential Architecture 101 Tagged With: design, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Residential Architect

Architectural Detail Books

February 24, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

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

Architectural Redlines on an iPad

February 14, 2022 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Architectural Redlines on an iPad

On and off for the last two weeks, I have been reviewing and redlining drawings for one of our residential projects. I wrote about this process a few weeks ago in a post titled Design Process - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architectural Sketches - The Series, Design, Design Studio, Graphics, My Work, Residential, Sketching Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural sketching, design studio, Graphics, Residential Architect, sketching

Architects Working with Consultants

February 10, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

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

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