Leaving your mark on the place where you live is built into the DNA of most architects and designers. This can manifest itself in many different ways but for many of us, working on the place where we … [Read more...]
As-Built Drawing Adventure
If you are an architect, it's a pretty safe bet that at some point in your career you've had to go on site and collect some existing dimensions for a project. My career is now almost 30 years in the … [Read more...]
020: The Construction Bid Process
Every client wants to know what their project is going to cost and who’s going to build it. That means sending the drawings out and getting contractors involved … Let’s get ready to rumble because … [Read more...]
Website for an Architect
I think there is a not-so-well-hidden secret out there that the websites for architects are almost all unilaterally terrible. They are cumbersome and hard to navigate - trying to find information on … [Read more...]
Traveling Architect: Job Site Edition
I'm going to confess that when I decided to be an architect who specializes in residential projects, I didn't think I would end up traveling around the country doing them. How I got here isn't all … [Read more...]
How to Find an Architect
It's really hard for people to find an architect; at least that's what the emails in my inbox are telling me. To further get to the point, it's not hard to look one up that's in your hometown - that's … [Read more...]