Architects sketch as a part of doing their job - at least all the good ones that I know. Right now, as a general rule, it would appear that depending on how old you are, you either sketch, use … [Read more...]
How Architects Talk to One Another
Since I spend a majority of my time trying exceedingly hard to not sound like an architect, it's always a bit of a jolt to my system when I jump back into an environment when it's actually important … [Read more...]
Territorial Trace
First, let's make one thing clear: while it is labeled as "trace paper" don't call it that. It is simply called "trace." No apologies to "onion skin", "bumwad" or any other monikers. Trace. A while … [Read more...]
A Culture of Models
Architectural models ... there's not a person walking the planet who doesn't love them. My office isn't particularly large, either in terms of employees (7) or square footage (1,677 sf), but we … [Read more...]
What Does a Fellow Keep in his Drawers?
Now that I am an AIA Fellow and I've officially hit the big time, people are continually stopping me everywhere I go and asking me, "O Supreme Leader, now that thou hast hit the bigeth league, couldst … [Read more...]
I Wish I Were Going Back to School
It's "Back to School" time for college students and I wish I were going with them. Kinda. If it was 1986 I would totally be down with going back to architecture school. That's me in the … [Read more...]