Let's say you are going to be building a house, doing a remodel, an addition - whatever - and it's time to start thinking about the contractor. There are a few things that have changed over the last … [Read more...]
Architectural Fees for Residential Projects
For someone who doesn't actually handle any of the billing in the office, I spend a lot of time thinking about billing. I have written two previous posts on the subject of architectural … [Read more...]
It’s all about the narrative
In approximately 3 1/2 months I will be standing on a stage in Washington D.C. at the American Institute of Architects 2012 National Convention talking about blogging and social media for architects. … [Read more...]
Small Residential Projects
Not every residential project I work on as an architect is large with an even larger budget - that just happens to be the case lately and where I find my role in the office. Since smaller projects … [Read more...]
Mockbee Coker Architects – Seaside House
Designed in 1991 by Samuel Mockbee and Coleman Coker from Mockbee/Coker Architects, this 1,100 square foot bungalow was originally called the Kennedy House but is now called "Birdie's". I am a little … [Read more...]
The Blame Game – Job Site Conflict Resolution
. I was once told by my father-in-law that I would make a great contractor. Considering that he is a construction manager himself and has run projects as large as $730,000,000 (yes - that's closing … [Read more...]