Pretty simple and straightforward sentence – “Your first architectural job is important.” Let me clarify that I’m not talking about summer jobs or internships … those don’t really count because they have a known shelf-life associated with them. No, … [Continue reading]
On Wednesday, I will be heading out to the American Institute of Architects 2019 National Convention. Attending events like these for me are equal parts wonderful and terrible - at least I hope they are at least equal. I've been attending this … [Continue reading]
Today we are talking about Architectural Bucket lists. Everyone knows what a bucket list is – things you want to do or achieve in your life. For an architect, this could be visiting Therme Vals in Switzerland by Peter Zumthor, or if this was prior to … [Continue reading]
Few people love putting together stair drawings, but I think you'll agree that some stairs are more fun to detail than others. Such is the case for the monumental stairwell we've been working on for our Work214 shared coworking space. The front of … [Continue reading]
Unlike most professions, architects are fairly accustomed to standing up in front of a group of people and speaking ... but that doesn't mean they like it (or even worse) - that they are any good at doing it. The concern going through almost … [Continue reading]
I'm currently in Chicago celebrating the 50th birthday of a good friend of mine. In fact, there are four of us here and we all know each other from our time together from the University of Texas School of Architecture. Evidence presented this weekend … [Continue reading]
