Most architects I know go about their business in an professional manner - but somehow that doesn't necessarily translate to the behavior that happens in the office. In literally every firm I have ever worked in, the stuff I hear being said (let's be … [Continue reading]
All the architects I know love books and most have an addiction of buying and keeping their books on display. I frequently receive requests from people to share with them the books I am currently reading but since I don't have time to read any of the … [Continue reading]
The latest stop on my great kitchen adventure was in Atlanta, Georgia - where I was able to go hear kitchen design expert Matthew Quinn give a lecture on regional design trends. This was a quick trip - slightly more than a 24 hour turn-around - but … [Continue reading]
On Friday, May 23rd – we took the top 21 entries that were selected and whittled them down to the top two. In all, the process took just under 4 hours and there were some interesting debates over the different merits we were using to evaluate. The … [Continue reading]
Architects are not boring people ... they are many things but from where I'm sitting, boring isn't one of their character traits. When filling out the registration form on my Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition, I asked everyone … [Continue reading]
We decided that we wanted donuts this morning. Ryan offered to go pick some up but there was a request to get an old fashioned cake donut - which Ryan had never heard of before. As we all launched in trying to describe the appearance of a cake donut, … [Continue reading]
