One of the benefits of having a blog like 'Life of an Architect', is that I can turn my site over when warranted to help bring awareness and attention to items that are aligned with my own interests. For the last 4 years, I have been asked to help … [Continue reading]
In any project, there are a handful of design moments that help establish the personality of that entire project. For the cabin project that I have been working on for the past 2+ years, one of those moments came to life during the design process of … [Continue reading]
If I have one regret during my education (between the ages of 18 - 24) is that I never worked on a construction site. Once I graduated from college, I went straight to work in an architectural office, drawing up all sorts of stuff that I had … [Continue reading]
When you think of a playhouse that children would love to play in, don't you automatically think of grasshoppers? I know I do ... Playhouse entries for the 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition are starting to roll in so I … [Continue reading]
Every now and then I need to step away from the emails and the phone and remind myself that the person who is currently making me go apoplectic might have something going on other than idiocy. The culture of any firm has a significant impact on … [Continue reading]
The designation between house and home - is it semantics or is there a difference. Can I as "the architect" influence the difference one way or another? According to Merriam Webster: house (n): a building that serves as living quarters for one … [Continue reading]
