One day I will teach this architecture class: Sketching without Sketching
If I get the opportunity to teach a studio or lecture class in an architecture school I know EXACTLY what I'd do. I even know the title of the class.
What are the different types of architecture firms?
After reading this post, how would you describe the firm you work at? Will you realize your firm is broken or much stronger than you expected?
You graduated from Architecture School and want to be called Architect
Yes I'm going to talk about who gets to be called an architect, but unfortunately that's just the symptom of a bigger issue.
Dear Architect: what would you say you do here
What's the value of a licensed architect? I wish that were a simple answer.
Architecture Business Plan Competition
There's an Architecture Business Plan Competition coming up. If you qualify, think about getting involved. It won't hurt you. And actually might improve your firm.
#internmistakes – A Monument to a Former President
#internmistakes is surprisingly underused on Twitter. Maybe my adventures in this article about being a lazy intern will change that.
Goodbye Intern. Hello Architect in Training
I think we should all call interns Architects in Training. But you're an intern who doesn't want to get licensed? Then you're a design or floor plan wizard.
Shoegnome’s Architecture Registration Examination Advice
I've given this Architecture Registration Examination advice in person, over the phone, and via e-mail numerous times. It's time I shared it formally.
Another Architecture website with images of architects sketching
What does an architect look like when working? Architecture websites with images of architects sketching paint a pretty clear (and misleading) picture.
Four Architects having Coffee
Cartoons and intros or titles that could be the start of a good joke. This is how I am writing blog posts now, I guess. I can live with that. I've had a lot of great meetings with local Seattle-based
In 2014 go BIM or Go home
It's time that all architects switch to BIM. This is 2014 after all. Are you in? Or are you going to quit?
The House my Master’s Degree Built: my path to becoming a licensed architect
Another great guest post by Alicia Liebel Berg. Great and a little depressing
Learning from Train Wrecks – AIA CRAN Chronicle looking for submissions
We are looking for items for our next CRAN newsletter issue: Learning from Train Wrecks. Do you have a story about a project that went wrong? A client you let go? Something you forgot to include in your drawings? Missed
An architect can architect architecture?
Guest blogger Alicia Liebel Berg shares her thoughts on Kayne West's visit to Harvard.
Why are we hanging Architects for the illegal actions of a homeowner?
This article about the illegal actions of a homeowner and the subsequent house fire is just one more example of the decreasing stature of architects.
Hi, I am an Architect but let me add some qualifiers
We all just want to say "Hi, I am an Architect." But it's almost never that easy. Here's a simple rule and some related thoughts.
Want to call yourself an Architect? Just get licensed
Over the past few months we've all been talking about people calling themselves architects. This is a very sensitive subject for so many reasons.
The Scorpion and the Toad: being a freelance architect
I love the story of the Scorpion and the Toad. I sympathize with both animals. I am both animals.
My license says I’m an architect. Why do I still feel like an intern?
Oh the first world problems I have. Being a young architect can be a hard slog. Does a license change anything? Or is it just a worldview I lack?
Sometimes I wonder if I’m the Bad Guy
Now that I look back on it, if that guy wanted to, he could have seriously injured me with one swing of his giant fist. That would have be hard to explain to my wife.
Neither Mies nor Corb used BIM
We have powerful digital tools. But neither Ludwig Mies van der Rohe nor Le Corbusier needed them to be famous. Shouldn't you just follow their lead?
Bigger Pond, Bigger Fish: how high school taught me to fight
No one gives a shit about you. Not until you give them a reason to. The pond is so big. The fish are so plentiful. The Internet connects all the fish, and all the ponds. And many of the fish
Dear Architecture Firm: why isn’t your intern on your website?
I have a mental checklist that I measure against all architecture firms that I know. The checklist comes out at different times. When I look at their websites; when I read bios on LinkedIn; when I'm connecting with them on
The Architect’s Greatest Fear: The Usurper
What is the number one problem plaguing architects? What is their greatest fear? The Usurper.
Architects, Social Media, and Time Management
There's something a bit meta about writing about social media for architects on a blog about being an architect. But after 3+ years of blogging, one learns a thing or two. Enjoy this quick article I wrote about Architects and