It's pre-dawn on a Sunday and I am currently sitting in my kitchen, the rest of my house still in bed, trying to get my bearings in place before the new year kicks off in earnest. I am a believer in … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2013
Christmas Cards from Famous Architects
It's that time a year again ... I'm starting to run out of ideas and my office is flooded with greeting cards wishing us a 'Happy Holiday', 'Merry Christmas', or 'Seasons Greetings', therefore it's … [Read more...]
An Electrician’s Bag
After a little break, it's time for another entry into ongoing series I have been running where we get to take an inside look into the working contents of various design and construction related … [Read more...]
Surviving Architecture School
Despite what you might hear, architecture school is terrific. I know that it isn't easy and I can still remember moments of crippling panic as I looked around the studio during my presentation. Fast … [Read more...]
Architecture and The Art of Getting it Wrong
Architecture is not a trade, it's a craft ... and it normally takes years of practice before you start to routinely exist in the delicate balance between programming requirements and artistic … [Read more...]
heard around the architectural studio #011
Sometimes, as we get older, certain skill sets diminish as others improve. I think this falls in to the "diminished" category Partner: "All right, let's not have anything stupid on … [Read more...]