“Form follows Function.” was a phrase coined by the late Louis Sullivan in 1896 in his article titled The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered. In reality, the phrase was “Form ever follows … [Read more...]
055: Scale This!
How does scale factor into the practice of architecture? For any architect, scale and proportion are two skills that appear to be the most challenging to master. Scale and proportion are also where a … [Read more...]
Dear John, An Ode Public Restroom Design
So let’s talk business. Not your office business, not your business, not THE business, but doing the business. I have been looking at a wide variety of books lately both from my library and on the … [Read more...]
051: Style over Substance
We are all familiar with the phrase “style over substance” but those words might mean something else to architects. If I were to look at a project and describe it with this particular phrase, there is … [Read more...]
Design Process – This is New for Me
I went back to work today. I suppose to clarify that a bit more, I physically I went back to work and sat at my desk for the first time since March 13th, 2020. Was it weird? Yeah ... it was a bit … [Read more...]
048: Big Design / Small Details
Just about every architect worth their measure develops a design process that works for them – it’s almost like a fingerprint, it's that unique. In today's post and podcast episode, Andrew and I are … [Read more...]