People who are designers tend to evaluate just about everything they see and get their hands on. Nothing is ever just a thing - it exists beyond the need for which it was created (despite the mantra … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2010
Design Studio: Top 10 Things you should know
It's that time of year once again and architecture students are either back in the studio environment or about to be back ... Aaahhhhh (breathing deeply) the familiar smell of despair, B.O. and … [Read more...]
Fair Day?
So I went to the Fair on Sunday with my family. It was supposed to be on Saturday but it was raining so hard, it would have been a bad decision to go. Going to the State Fair of Texas was going to be … [Read more...]
The Brick House Goes Thrifting
I am handing over the reins of Life of an Architect today to a friend of mine - Morgan Satterfield, who can generally be found at the helm of her own website The Brick House. I find her endlessly … [Read more...]
Top 10 Modern Kitchen Design Trends
I have been getting asked about kitchens quite a bit lately - at least more than normal - and most of the questions are centered around what modern kitchen trends am I seeing. To be honest, I am not a … [Read more...]
Social Media Superhero?
So today's another Blog Off, an event where bloggers of all stripes weigh in on the same topic. This week's topic is "Do social sites like Facebook connect the world or isolate people?" Sometimes … [Read more...]