The architectural theory of contextual architecture, often referred to as “contextualism” asserts that built items should be in response to the literal and abstract components in the environment in … [Read more...]
Ep 125: A Great Employee
How do you define a great employee? The answer is most likely dependent on who is attempting to respond, the employee or the employer. I will concede that I have told previous employers that I would … [Read more...]
Ep 124: Show Me the Money
I get asked a LOT about how much money an architect makes and without understanding a few parameters, that’s like trying to buy a car by the pound. I spend a fair amount of my time discussing the … [Read more...]
EP 123: Interviews Just Aren’t that Hard
You’re about to graduate from architecture school, or maybe you already have a job, and you’re just simply looking for a change. Going through the interviews in an architecture firm is just part of a … [Read more...]
Ep 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence
Even though artificial intelligence can conceptually trace its roots back to the 1950s, the reality is AI and Machine learning went mainstream not too long ago and as recently as November of 2022, … [Read more...]
Ep 121: Material Selection
When you think of a building – whatever scale or project type, the items that go to create that building are most frequently associated with the materials that are selected that define the appearance … [Read more...]