The entries for the first annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition are due in 29 Days (April 16th, 2012)!!! Who can enter? This competition will be open to anyone from anywhere – the only entry criteria is the … [Continue reading]
Architecture studios in college have changed a lot over the last two decades - for the most part, computers and mouse pads have replaced Mayline parallel bars, borco table covers and drafting eraser scumbags. A while back I asked practicing … [Continue reading]
Modern stair handrail details. WOW right? When it comes to modern, simple is always best even though it is sometimes particularly difficult to execute. Well, that's not the case with these handrails ... in fact, this might be the simplest one you … [Continue reading]
Sounds kind of stupid right...Shopping for Rocks? Let me explain...my wife and I decided that it was time to add a stone patio over the giant dust bowl that has become the area right outside the backdoor of our house. Current dust bowl … [Continue reading]
Pool or water feature? At some level it doesn't really matter considering the role that this particular pool/ water feature has to play. But it is very unique - at least in my world. If I was keeping count (and I'm not so this is a complete guess), I … [Continue reading]
This happy top-o-the morning looking bloke is David Hocker. He's a landscape architect (Hocker Design Group) and a pretty good one at that. Besides winning an American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) National Honor Design award and a ASLA … [Continue reading]
