As 2018 comes to a close, we normally find ourselves in a bit of a lull as our clients start shuttering projects for the holiday season ... that behavior isn't too crazy as there are parties and trips to take and between Thanksgiving and New Year's … [Continue reading]
013: What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2018]
This is the 9th annual and highly anticipated What to Get an Architect for Christmas gift guide. It's hard for me to process that when I wrote the very first gift guide back in 2010 that this would become the most requested blog post that I would … [Continue reading]
Winter Adventure to Helsinki
I have two more travel excursions before the end of the year, and my next trip one is just around the corner, which means I am in full-on research mode. My destination is Helsinki, Finland- a place that I have never visited before - and I am going in … [Continue reading]
012: A Day in the Life of an Architect
What does a day in the Life of an Architect look like? There are a lot of different answers to that question and even if I look at what my day looks like, it has varied over the years as I move through my career and took on different roles and … [Continue reading]
Architecture Studio Vignettes
Did you know that our office closes at noon on Fridays? This is a policy that has been in place for years - one that I think everyone really enjoys. While it seems like a drag working 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday through Thursday, most people are pretty … [Continue reading]
011: An Architect’s Salary
It was only a matter of time before I once again tackled the topic of an architect's salary. This is actually the fourth post I've prepared on the subject, but I haven't talked about it since January 2013 so maybe it was overdue. I have long been on … [Continue reading]