From my earliest memories, summertime in Texas means watermelon and cantaloupe, ice cream, swimming, riding my bike, and being gone all day looking for trouble ... as long as I was home before dark. While I am still capable of remembering my … [Continue reading]
I have been busy patting myself on the back all weekend long because my playhouse this year turned out pretty amazing. I know, pretty bold statement to "admit" that the playhouse that I designed is better than good. Is it better than all the others … [Continue reading]
It's really hard for people to find an architect; at least that's what the emails in my inbox are telling me. To further get to the point, it's not hard to look one up that's in your hometown - that's easy. What's hard is trying to figure out which … [Continue reading]
After exhaustive research (a.k.a. my internet explorer history) and peer feedback (I asked some people I know) I have created "the" definitive listing of the Best Architectural Websites in the World for 2016. In all seriousness, I have spent weeks … [Continue reading]
I know that not everyone who visits me here at Life of an Architect celebrates this particular holiday (in fact, it’s barely over half – 50.74%) but since I do, I thought I would take the time to wish a Happy 4th of July to you and your families. In … [Continue reading]
We've all been there ... walking some lonely aisle of despair (with 3,000 other people) within IKEA looking for the Ekby Järpen floating wall shelves. Everybody knows that if you're cool, really cool, you have floating wall shelves. Except there's a … [Continue reading]
