For those of you paying attention, I am almost at my wit's end. I have been sitting at my keyboard writing what could generously be described as "articles" on what it means to be an architect, and in … [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...]
The designation between House and Home
The designation between house and home - is it semantics or is there a difference. Can I as "the architect" influence the difference one way or another?According to Merriam Webster:house (n): … [Read more...]
There are no stupid questions
Some questions, as soon as I become aware of them, sit in the front of my brain and simply won't go away until I do something about them. In this case, the question I have been thinking about for the … [Read more...]
Christmas Cards and Architect’s Signatures
One of the things that is just a fact of life in a small architecture firm, is that you have to do just about everything yourself - rarely do we simply pull out the company wallet and pay for … [Read more...]
You’ve Got Mail
I don't know when it happened to me, but I feel the need to blame someone - if only I knew who to blame. My email inbox is out of control and it's frankly starting to irritate me because so many of … [Read more...]