Other than the Men's toilet room, my desk is the furthest point in our office. Since I take full responsibility for the layout of my office, I am going to confess to you that I wanted my desk in the … [Read more...]
Advice for a young Architect
"Re: Advice for a young architect"That was the subject line of one of the emails that came in over the weekend. Normally I don't respond to the newest emails first (especially since I have … [Read more...]
It’s Important to Keep Learning
This has been an interesting few weeks for me - very busy and very stressful, two things that I could do with less of in my life. Whenever the stress level goes up in my life, the time I spend in the … [Read more...]
How do you eat a Whale?
2017 has started and I am already trying to decide what it is I am supposed to be doing. Not in "Why I am I Here?" existential way, but more in the "I need to change out the filters at the blower unit … [Read more...]
What did you miss in 2016? The Best from Life of an Architect
The end of the year is almost upon us and it is time to reflect back on last year - that a look at what worked, and what didn't. Did you know I wrote 48 articles for this site last year? In the seven … [Read more...]
What to Get an Architect for Christmas (2016)
While researching potential gift ideas for this year's 7th Annual What to Get an Architect for Christmas, I found a lot of lists that were full of really icky and terrible gift ideas that were clearly … [Read more...]