I have mentally been an architect my entire life. When I tell people who I knew I wanted to be an architect by the time I was 5 years old, they think how lucky that must have been! How great it must … [Read more...]
Do you want to be an Architect?
I am sitting here on the couch with the football game on ... I was planning on tackling my email inbox. After reading through the first 10 or so all asking for some sort of advice on being an … [Read more...]
Design Studio: Top 10 Things you should know
It's that time of year once again and architecture students are either back in the studio environment or about to be back ... Aaahhhhh (breathing deeply) the familiar smell of despair, B.O. and … [Read more...]
Is it too late to get out of Architecture?
Within the last few months, the number of emails I have received from people asking whether or not they should get out of architecture has been staggering. Equally surprising are the emails I receive … [Read more...]
Your sketches speak for themselves
I recently had a conversation about the importance of sketching and my job. With the prevalence of computer 3D software, fewer and fewer graduates from the design profession are entering the "real" … [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...]