Architecture is not a trade, it’s a craft … and it normally takes years of practice before you start to routinely exist in the delicate balance between programming requirements and artistic … [Read more...]
Ep 113: An Architect’s Office
Let’s be honest, there is an expectation that the offices that architects work out of should be interesting and expertly designed environments – full of moments that demonstrate just how clever they … [Read more...]
Ep 111: Talking Shop with Kevin Rice
There are various types of architecture firms out there doing all sorts of different kinds of work … but what is it like to work for a firm that routinely wins design awards and arguably falls into … [Read more...]
EP 110: Modern Home Challenge
It was August 10th, 2010 when I first conceived of the “Low-Cost Modern Home Challenge” with the intent to go through a design process that would help us understand how to design a modern house that … [Read more...]
Ep 108: Ask the Show (Fall 2022)
How much drafting does a fully licensed architect do? What is something you learned in the industry that you hadn’t been taught in school? Are you as condescending to your employees as your redlines … [Read more...]
Ep 103: Architects and the Art of Being Happy
Take a look around and you are likely to see what I see. Read the emails I receive and you're likely to start believing it as well. People, which includes Architects, seem to be fairly unhappy at the … [Read more...]