. This is the second installment of architectural fees, you can find the first installment where I talk about fees based on a percentage of construction, and the Myth of Price Gouging ... … [Read more...]
Don’t EVER quit your job like this….
In a few weeks, I will be speaking to two separate groups of fresh-faced, soon to be graduates; one batch will be interior designers, the other architects. I mentioned this a few weeks ago and it … [Read more...]
Is Bigger Always Better?
When it comes to choosing which size architectural firm is better for you, which is better - big, little or something in-between? Turns out small was the right size for me (insert easy joke here) … [Read more...]
Magazine Tsunami
My desk is 20' long. That's a big desk but I need it because the drawings I use take up a lot of space. There are other items that have found a home on my desk because I use them (sketch paper, pens … [Read more...]
Who wants to be relevant?
Technology is cool. I am sitting at my desk looking at the treasured relics of my architectural ancestors - rolls of sketch paper, at least 15 scales (or rulers), and a stack of orange triangles. … [Read more...]