Around this time every year that a new crop of potential future architects are about to start their first year of architecture school, and they have questions. What equipment do I need? Drawing … [Read more...]
Studio Lessons 101: Diagrams
After a week full of various studio reviews, I have realized how essential diagrams are to the presentation of one’s architectural ideas. While they may not hold a large place within the practice of … [Read more...]
Ep 098: Architecture Presentations
As we get to that time of the year when students are working on their last project of the semester, we thought it would be a good idea to give you some unsolicited advice and help you score big points … [Read more...]
Out of Touch?
So this past week the architectural internet has been abuzz with commentary and reactions to a recent roundtable discussion that happened at an architectural academic institution. It made me wonder … [Read more...]
Architecture and Graphic Design
So I have been talking a great deal lately with my students about many aspects of graphic design as they relate to architecture representation and presentation. I am always amazed at how little this … [Read more...]
Ep 096: The Big Idea
Every good architecture project has a concept. Every. Single One. This is the big idea that you will build your entire project around and if you look at your project and can’t recognize it, you need … [Read more...]