In my life, I have never had someone I could call a mentor. That almost sounds preposterous, doesn't it? Surely there was someone, somewhere along the way that I turned to for guidance and support ... … [Read more...]
Something Every Young Architect Should Do
Just about a month ago, I turned 49 years old. Since I have the maturity of a 20-something, I don't worry about how old I am, but I do find myself reflecting, on occasion, about lost opportunities … [Read more...]
Architectural Portfolios
If you are an architectural student - or a young architecture school graduate - Architectural Portfolios are extremely important. While they are probably not as important as you think, they are far … [Read more...]
Guess what? I Just Received an ‘F’
Today is a horn tootin' sort of day ... the sort of day that has been 25 years in the making - although, if I am being honest, the possibility of this day didn't show up on my radar screen until about … [Read more...]
Advice for a young Architect
"Re: Advice for a young architect"That was the subject line of one of the emails that came in over the weekend. Normally I don't respond to the newest emails first (especially since I have … [Read more...]
It’s Important to Keep Learning
This has been an interesting few weeks for me - very busy and very stressful, two things that I could do with less of in my life. Whenever the stress level goes up in my life, the time I spend in the … [Read more...]