Getting licensed as an architect is difficult. It requires considerable time and dedication and achieving licensure is frequently a source of concern to architectural employers and even greater … [Read more...]
Studio 101: Starting Architecture School
Let’s talk about starting architecture school. What is going to happen in your first year of architecture school? Probably you will wonder … what have I gotten myself into? What have I signed up for? … [Read more...]
Architectural Graphic Standards Collection
So I posted a photo of a few books the other day including two Architectural Graphic Standards. As it turns out I may have a slight problem with collections or maybe it’s a compulsion. I have an … [Read more...]
Architects on the Screen
As a profession, architects have been portrayed in various movies and television series for almost as long as the mediums have been around. I thought for today I would hit some of the titles that … [Read more...]
Virtual Conventions??
I am not certain that virtual conventions are really worthwhile. That may be a controversial statement, but I think I can stand by it even in a post-pandemic world. Today marks the start of the AIA … [Read more...]
Big Ideas or Technical Details?
Is the education of architecture school about the big ideas or the technical details? This is a question that has been on my mind quite a bit lately. So what should be the focus of the collegiate … [Read more...]