Today is a special episode because we are sitting down with my very close and personal friend, even though we have never actually met, Canadian architectural rock star Omar Gandhi. This is the first in a series of posts we are rolling out for the … [Continue reading]
First Let Me Introduce Myself
I am very excited to announce that Andrew Hawkins, my partner in crime and podcast co-host, will start bringing his unique perspective to the written portion of Life of an Architect after spending the last year recording with me on the podcast. Other … [Continue reading]
Keeping Up with Projects
I don't write many of these sorts of posts ... they are painful to put together even though I am happy enough to reflect upon the creative process while trying to evaluate if things turned out as good as I had hoped. Last night I was driving my … [Continue reading]
040: Changing Jobs
Changing jobs is exciting and terrifying at the same time – particularly if you are making a drastic change either in the type of work or the size of the firm - something I am experiencing at the moment. Today we are talking about “Changing Jobs” a … [Continue reading]
Holiday Trends and the 3rd Annual Life of an Architect Holiday Cocktail
As 2019 comes to a close there is one thing front and center on my mind ... holiday drinking. Since it is December 23rd, and I don't think anybody is really at work, this has become the day that I publish my annual holiday cocktail creation. … [Continue reading]
Motherflipping Tile Joints
Normally I spend about 0.54788716 seconds coming up with the titles to the articles I write, with the exception of today. I agonized on it for almost 10 minutes ... I will acknowledge that"agonized" might be a slight exaggeration, but only just … [Continue reading]