This turned out to be a lot more challenging than I had anticipated but I am happy to say that the Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition Awards are finally complete! It took a lot of work … [Read more...]
How to Build a Wood Deck
"How to build a wood deck" is a question that I ask myself more times than you might think. Despite having drawn up a lot of them in my career, I still find new ways to build them. Maybe I just find … [Read more...]
The ‘Fun Guard Beach House’ – Winner’s Profile
Today is the second day where we are featuring the individuals who entered the 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition and had their playhouse submissions selected from hundreds of … [Read more...]
Life of an Architect – Movie Theater Playhouse
This past weekend was the culmination of several months of coordination, design and construction - The Life of an Architect 2015 Playhouse 'Outdoor Movie Theater' was delivered and is now on display. … [Read more...]
You Should Design Everything
If you consider yourself a designer, you should design everything. There are many things I do during a typical day – designing “stuff” is just one very small portion – but I still consider myself a … [Read more...]
Movie Theater Playhouse – The Construction Drawings
The design process starts simply enough - an observation, a challenge, a problem - it's an opportunity to make something ... or maybe it's just making something better. See a need, fill a need. … [Read more...]