Architects are expected to have a working mastery of building science and technology, construction techniques, and methodologies, all while bringing everything together in a visually pleasing manner. … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2021
Architectural Graphics 101 – Symbols
Time for the next installment of Architectural Graphics 101, and this time I decided to take a look at architectural symbols which are really wayfinding devices for our construction drawings. They are … [Read more...]
Knowledge versus Tools
So I was having a conversation with some professor colleagues the other day and we got on the subject of knowledge versus tools. The basic idea of this chat was about what students should be learning … [Read more...]
Ep 075: Should Architects Do It All?
Architects come out of school with a ton of knowledge, except most don’t actually know how to be an architect … and What does that even mean? That is the focus of today as we look at and discuss what … [Read more...]
Go To the Cave … or Return to Camp?
How many of you remember the Choose Your Own Adventure books from your childhood? These were books that came out in the late 1970s and early 1980s and the premise was that you read a book and roughly … [Read more...]
Ep 074: Architectural Memories that Matter
There are a handful of moments in a person’s professional life that really matter, and sometimes we don’t recognize how important those moments are until several years later. I know that I have a … [Read more...]