If you are in the market for an architect and are starting to shop around a bit, a piece of advice is to avoid the phrase: We know what we want, we just need someone to draw it up. I can just … [Read more...]
The Perspective of Work-Life Balance
Right out of the gate I'm going to say that you have to craft your own particular description of what work-life balance means in order to achieve it. It has been incredibly interesting to see how the … [Read more...]
Residential Architecture 101 – Architectural Fees
There are easily 10+ posts that I can think of that I could talk about right off the top of my head that are specific to explaining how architectural fees are employed on residential projects. It is … [Read more...]
Architects on the Screen
As a profession, architects have been portrayed in various movies and television series for almost as long as the mediums have been around. I thought for today I would hit some of the titles that … [Read more...]
Ep 080: Is Architecture Art?
Architecture meets the needs and goals of those who inhabit it. Architecture involves a great deal of artistic skill and creative energy … and it originates in a creative spark that comes from within … [Read more...]
Big Ideas or Technical Details?
Is the education of architecture school about the big ideas or the technical details? This is a question that has been on my mind quite a bit lately. So what should be the focus of the collegiate … [Read more...]