Maybe this will be exciting, maybe it won't, but I am going to start writing a few articles a month on architectural graphics and what I've done to get my drawings to look the way they do. I might … [Read more...]
How do you eat a Whale?
2017 has started and I am already trying to decide what it is I am supposed to be doing. Not in "Why I am I Here?" existential way, but more in the "I need to change out the filters at the blower unit … [Read more...]
What did you miss in 2016? The Best from Life of an Architect
The end of the year is almost upon us and it is time to reflect back on last year - that a look at what worked, and what didn't. Did you know I wrote 48 articles for this site last year? In the seven … [Read more...]
Off Center Pivot Door and 45 Seconds
The process of entering your house is important. There is a sequence of events that should happen from the time someone arrives at the curb and makes their way to the front door, and preparing this … [Read more...]
Modern Steel Trellis
Architectural concept sketches, construction details, construction photos ... these are the sorts of posts that are both my most favorite, and least favorite, to put together. What makes them … [Read more...]
Modern Concrete Sidewalks – Floating Pads
When you pull up in front of a house, did you know that you can determine if the house is modern even before look up? Just a look at the sidewalk. If the sidewalk is in a continuous pour from the … [Read more...]