A few weeks ago I undertook a project to restore old butterfly chairs I had "acquired" in an effort to make them a bit more presentable. The final piece of the process was to replace the white canvas … [Read more...]
Life of an Architect – For Sale
The other day I found out that according to the "experts", my website www.lifeofanarchitect.com is valued at $173,062 and I thought to myself that can't possibly be correct. The content on this site … [Read more...]
Ads from Architectural Forum Magazine
It's been a while since I thumbed through my old Architectural Forum issues for hilarious (yet insightful) ads for architectural and interior building products. This time I grabbed the October 1940 … [Read more...]
Life of an Architect: The Graphics
There is something that makes this site different from most other architectural blog sites. It is something that most can't quite put their finger on ... but there is something there - you can smell … [Read more...]
Outdoor Showers
. In just a few more weeks, I will be off on my annual family vacation. We are heading out to Seaside, Florida - which will be the 5th or 6th time we've gone here since my daughter Kate was born. I … [Read more...]
Residential Drainage
The average amount of rainfall in across the US is 35". Depending on where you live, that might seem like a little or alot. Dallas (the center of the Universe) is right at the average with 34.73". … [Read more...]