Donating your time to the benefit of others is important and as an architect, the opportunities to use our abilities and knowledge to perform community service are plentiful. Once again, I will be … [Read more...]
Future City?
A ridiculous amount of information crosses my desk - even more so since I starting writing this blog. Magazines, emails, letters ... paper, digital, phone calls, vendors - it never stops. I actually … [Read more...]
Life of an Architect living the Life of Riley?
There is a phrase - Living the Life of Riley - maybe you've heard of it? If not that's okay, I'll tell you what it means. Despite unknown origins, the phrase has come to mean living the good life; as … [Read more...]
Graphic Design and the Dallas AIA Associates
I am sitting on a panel at the upcoming Texas Society of Architects convention - seminar #101046 from 10:00 to 11:30 Saturday, October 16th. The topic is "The Purpose of Social Media for Architects". … [Read more...]
Architecture and Society
I remember something that one of my favorite college professors said during my very first class. The teacher was Larry Speck - didn't know who he was at the time but is definitely someone I am glad … [Read more...]
The Eyewear of Architects
. Why do visually impaired architects feel compelled to wear large, structurally pronounced eye wear? There is definitely a look that is assigned to architects: Dress in all black, maybe a … [Read more...]