Life of an Architect World Headquarters is moving to a new location ... which means I am moving out of my house and moving in to a new one. While the change is positive, I am a little melancholy about actually moving out of my house. For a bunch of … [Continue reading]
In September of last year, I found myself in Scottsdale, Arizona, attending the Sub-Zero and Wolf Kitchen Design Contest Summit and Gala. This event represented the culmination of almost two years of partnership with Sub-Zero and Wolf as I was … [Continue reading]
Architects are lucky. Once you get past the few architects that complain disproportionately loud for the entire profession, you will discover that just about anyone can be an architect and have a role to play in the design and building process. Not … [Continue reading]
When architects are in school, they build a lot of models during their coursework. I don't have an actual count but I bet that over the 6 years I spent in school that I built a few hundred models. That's what architecture students do, they build … [Continue reading]
How often do you think about your front door? I bet it's not all that often ... and that's a pity because the front door to your house is important. Besides being the gateway to your home, it helps provide the first exclamation mark of the entry … [Continue reading]
Architectural drawings serve the obvious purpose of conveying specific information in a linear and direct manner. I also believe that they serve the additional purpose of letting everyone know that I take my drawings seriously and they had better … [Continue reading]
