Architects and chefs share a great number of personality characteristics with one another, and in my extremely scientific poll (conducted by me) a vast majority of architects actually like to cook, … [Read more...]
Modern Wood Rainscreen
There is something about a clean and simple wood "screen" that is suspended off the face of the wall that is at the same time both modern and refreshing. There are all sorts of tricks and benefits … [Read more...]
Architectural Sketches 003 – Japanese Playhouse
Architectural sketches typically fall into two distinctive camps (other than "Great!" or "terrible") and the relative purpose of those sketches seem to reflect the time period when the sketch was … [Read more...]
If You’re Not Having Fun, then You’re Doing Something Wrong
"If you go on vacation to Ireland and don't enjoy yourself, then that's your fault."This is what a man told me as I sat in the British Airways lounge in Heathrow airport while I was waiting with for … [Read more...]
Architectural Sketches 002 – The Series
About 30 days and thousands of sketches later, it's time for the next round of Architectural Sketches - The Series. While I think adding "The Series" on to the end certainly makes it sound super … [Read more...]
Architectural Sketches – The Series
Architects sketch as a part of doing their job - at least all the good ones that I know. Right now, as a general rule, it would appear that depending on how old you are, you either sketch, use … [Read more...]