You never know when you are going to have a good idea - they can come at any moment, regardless of your current activity, or the convenience level of writing them down. Unfortunately, I am painfully … [Read more...]
Young Architects Should Work in Construction
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, … [Read more...]
Style – Do I have any?
"Style" is one of those words that can be used in many instances but typically has a very particular meaning to an architect. Just about everything we do is associated with some sort of style. I … [Read more...]
Guess what? I Just Received an ‘F’
Today is a horn tootin' sort of day ... the sort of day that has been 25 years in the making - although, if I am being honest, the possibility of this day didn't show up on my radar screen until about … [Read more...]
My Captive Audience
Other than the Men's toilet room, my desk is the furthest point in our office. Since I take full responsibility for the layout of my office, I am going to confess to you that I wanted my desk in the … [Read more...]
How do you eat a Whale?
2017 has started and I am already trying to decide what it is I am supposed to be doing. Not in "Why I am I Here?" existential way, but more in the "I need to change out the filters at the blower unit … [Read more...]