In my life, I have never had someone I could call a mentor. That almost sounds preposterous, doesn't it? Surely there was someone, somewhere along the way that I turned to for guidance and support ... … [Read more...]
Here’s the Thing about Good Ideas
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...]
Advice for a young Architect
"Re: Advice for a young architect"That was the subject line of one of the emails that came in over the weekend. Normally I don't respond to the newest emails first (especially since I have … [Read more...]
It’s Important to Keep Learning
This has been an interesting few weeks for me - very busy and very stressful, two things that I could do with less of in my life. Whenever the stress level goes up in my life, the time I spend in the … [Read more...]
If I have to tell you everything …
This is one of the posts that probably shouldn't be written - but that's what I do. If I were half as smart as I pretend to be, I would probably take this moment and walk around the block or destroy … [Read more...]
Architects – Getting Your First Job
Summer is fast approaching here and that means there is a new batch of architectural graduates who are about to venture forth and get their first "real" job as an architect. My inbox is starting to … [Read more...]