From a design standpoint, some things just stand apart. They make you pause for reasons that go beyond looks — something about the form, the logic, or even the story behind them just feels right. … [Read more...]
Ep 186: The Rules of Modernism
Every rule was made to be broken, except in architecture, where even the act of breaking rules seems to come with its own set of rules. Modernism promised liberation from the past, but it quickly … [Read more...]
Ep 185: Procrastination – Today’s Problem Tomorrow
It’s one thing to be busy and another to be productive – and most of us are far better at the first than the second. The reality is that architects live in a world of deadlines, meetings, and endless … [Read more...]
Ep 183: Tips for being an Architect AND a Good Person
It’s one thing to be a good architect and another to be a good person - but the real value comes when you work at being both. The reality is that architecture is a profession filled with deadlines, … [Read more...]
Ep 180: Size Doesn’t Matter
The phrase “it’s just a small project” has probably caused more confusion, blown more budgets, and strained more relationships than we’d care to admit. It sounds harmless, maybe even charming - the … [Read more...]
Ep 178: Under Pressure
This is Life of an Architect, a podcast dedicated to all things architecture with a little bit of life thrown in for balance. We’ve all had days where the drawing set grows by thirty pages and the … [Read more...]