I know that not everyone who visits me here at Life of an Architect celebrates Christmas but since I do, I thought I would take the time to wish everyone a Merry Christmas For everyone else, Happy Sunday. . . . … [Continue reading]
. I had an interesting conversation with a contractor the other day - it centered on job site culture and how to create the right sort. I'm not talking about Fight Club sort of culture or stuff found on toilet seat sort of culture, this is about … [Continue reading]
. Charley Harper is an American Modernist artist known for his illustrations of all sorts of wildlife. He called it "minimal realism" but I call it awesome. I had seen the work of Charley Harper before but didn't know what I was looking at. His … [Continue reading]
. In the picture above, you are looking up at the ceiling of an exterior patio. More specifically, you are looking at 1x1 ipê wood strips attached to medium density overlay board that has been painted black, and a ipê wood trim ring around a … [Continue reading]
Let’s talk stereotypes here for a minute. What do you think of when I say “Architect”? Something like this… . A clean shaven man in all black? Thick rimmed glasses? Pretentious pose? We could substitute the clothes…leave or take the … [Continue reading]
One of the buildings that I really enjoyed when I was in Zaragoza, Spain (for the Reign in Spain trip earlier this year) was the Convention Centre of Aragón - a centerpiece for the entire Expo that took place in 2008. . . The Convention … [Continue reading]
