Private Moments with (the work of) Rem Koolhaas
January 11, 2017
I’ve only visited two buildings designed by Rem Koolhaas-or two that I can think of. One was easy and comfortable to reach, the other was a challenge.
20th century architectural masters
I was too inexperienced to know I was correct
January 8, 2016
I was one of those kids that always wanted to be an architect. When I was in first grade an architect came to our class. At least I think he was an architect.
My house is full of wires I don’t need
May 13, 2015
When a previous owner remodeled my house in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he probably thought he was creating a futuristic, high end palace.
One day I will teach this architecture class: Sketching without Sketching
May 15, 2014
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.
Another Architecture website with images of architects sketching
February 13, 2014
What does an architect look like when working? Architecture websites with images of architects sketching paint a pretty clear (and misleading) picture.
BIM Templates: When ‘If I have to’ becomes ‘I always do it’
December 11, 2013
If you use BIM and don’t have a good BIM Template (whether for ArchiCAD, Revit, etc.). You Are Doing It Wrong.
Neither Mies nor Corb used BIM
November 15, 2013
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?