Let me get this out-of-the-way right up front - most architects I know drink coffee. A LOT of coffee. In fact, most of them are snobby and frequently a-holes about the coffee they drink ... if Grey … [Read more...]
You have something gross on your face
Bob: What is up Ev-ree-bod-eeeee! Group: Hey Bob, what is goi..... eeeerghh?! Bob: Why the look? Group: Nothing Bob: I know a look when I see it ... and that's a look. C'mon, what is it? Group: … [Read more...]
Goals versus Resolutions
This is the time of year when people tend to identify something they want to change about themselves and they make a "New Years Resolution". Let me go on the record as saying that I HATE New Years … [Read more...]
Out with the Old, In with the New
It's pre-dawn on a Sunday and I am currently sitting in my kitchen, the rest of my house still in bed, trying to get my bearings in place before the new year kicks off in earnest. I am a believer in … [Read more...]
Christmas Cards from Famous Architects
It's that time a year again ... I'm starting to run out of ideas and my office is flooded with greeting cards wishing us a 'Happy Holiday', 'Merry Christmas', or 'Seasons Greetings', therefore it's … [Read more...]
Architecture and The Art of Getting it Wrong
Architecture is not a trade, it's a craft ... and it normally takes years of practice before you start to routinely exist in the delicate balance between programming requirements and artistic … [Read more...]