I stumbled upon a quote the other day that really resonated with me - although I had thought through it many times before, I hadn't ever heard or read it put so succinctly. It is called "The Common … [Read more...]
John Ruskin:
Top 10 Things you’ll never hear an Architect say … in Turkish?
There is a lot of foolishness that goes on here at Life of an Architect, let's face it - I'm not talking about anything really important and while I take what I do pretty seriously, I always try and … [Read more...]
Architects and Hobbies
Architects don't have hobbies, at least most of the ones I know don't have one. I haven't spent the time to do any real research, just basing this on what I know and from personal experience. So … [Read more...]
I drank the Kool-Aid (and more)
As I write this, it is Sunday afternoon and I am sitting on the couch with cold pills and kleenexes on one side, my dog Ritzy on the other, and my new MacBook Pro sitting on my lap. That's right, I … [Read more...]
#patiocontractorfail
It’s not too often that I give in to the idea of paying someone to do a household repair or minor construction project especially when I have the ability and time to do it myself. I’m kind of picky … [Read more...]
Japanese Playhouse in New Zealand
The other day I received an email that made a ho-hum day into a really good one. The email I received was from Mark Staiger, a person I have never met before. Mark lives in New Zealand and saw the … [Read more...]