There is a phrase that I've used for years - I honestly don't know if I made it up or if I heard it from someone else [but knowing me like I do, I probably made it up] "Velvet rope" design This … [Read more...]
Happy 4th of July to 70% of you
I know that not everyone who visits me here at Life of an Architect celebrates the 4th of July, but for 3,728,337 of you who do (70.17%), I thought I would take the time to wish those people a … [Read more...]
You say “Crafty”, I say “Handy”
First off let me acknowledge that never in a million-billion years did I think I would be writing on todays subject ... reupholstering chairs. I mean, architects are all about hammers, power tools and … [Read more...]
Oh Crap … Now what?
Oh crap ... now what? Those four words go through my head more times than I care to admit (7x a day) and 83.3% of the time it has something to do with Life of an Architect. The time is currently … [Read more...]
Architectural Quotes and Scale Figures
Today's post was born out of necessity ... I needed to prepare some new scale figures and I needed to spend some time outside since it was 70 degrees and sunny this weekend. The result is today's … [Read more...]
Architect + Architect = ??
Valentine's Day is almost here so you know what that means ... [cue sexy music] It's "business" time. Architects don't seem to get out all that often - and when they do it seems they are … [Read more...]