I was on the KHouse Modern job site a few weeks ago and during our weekly Tuesday construction meeting, I mentioned to the owner that the oculus was just about to start construction. He looked at me and said "Oculus? What is that?" I told him that … [Continue reading]
"How to get a job in an architect's office" is a topic that I've been meaning to cover for a long time here on Life of an Architect ... I just never got around to doing so. I've worked the edges a little bit but never really addressed the topic head … [Continue reading]
This is good advice for just about anyone, but I think it is of particular value to architects. I spent the weekend traveling, I was in Manhattan, Kansas speaking to the students at the College of Architecture, Planning and Design at Kansas State … [Continue reading]
As a result of exhaustive research, I have concluded that the only people who hate the word "Intern" are interns. Big surprise there ... glad I didn't spend any money on market research to figure that out. If you are outside the field of … [Continue reading]
A big model requires a big table ... a table so large that you must have it made out of a dozen or so individual pieces because a) you couldn't fit it through any door smaller than a loading door, and b) you couldn't lift it using every single … [Continue reading]
Despite the fact that I work like a dog, I am incredibly lazy. I went back through my notes and realized that I haven't provided an update on the KHouse Modern since the curiously popular Pier and Beam Foundation post on June 12th. What is wrong … [Continue reading]
