One of my new tasks this semester in my academic position is to be a member of the departmental committee for lectures and exhibitions. This committee is tasked with creating the annual lecture and … [Read more...]
I Work How Many Jobs? My FTE equals 3.0?
As we discussed the stereotypes earlier this week on the podcast, I was inspired to create this post. Added to that is just two days ago some of the discussion in our upcoming episode (062) and then I … [Read more...]
061: Architectural Stereotypes
When I say the word “architect” what do you imagine? It seems that most people imagine individuals in black clothing (most likely a turtleneck) and heavy rimmed glasses. We are here to set the record … [Read more...]
Starting Architecture School: COVID Edition Part 2
So I know that I have written before about the transition to online teaching that occurred last spring, but I am going to revisit this situation once again. I recently wrote an article for Texas … [Read more...]
Architecture: Form, Function, and Object
“Form follows Function.” was a phrase coined by the late Louis Sullivan in 1896 in his article titled The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered. In reality, the phrase was “Form ever follows … [Read more...]
Dear John, An Ode Public Restroom Design
So let’s talk business. Not your office business, not your business, not THE business, but doing the business. I have been looking at a wide variety of books lately both from my library and on the … [Read more...]