I feel Guilty because it’s Fun and Easy
My design process stresses me out. Not because it doesn't work. No. It's because it does and it makes me feel guilty.
A pretty girl, a model, and an architecture student
The story of this basswood model is the beginnings of more than just my freelance architecture career.
How many Architects had I met prior to applying to Architecture School?
I probably should have talked to a few more architects before applying to architecture school. But honestly that thought never even crossed my mind.
I was too inexperienced to know I was correct
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.
ARCHICAD training advice from Ken Good
Ken started using ARCHICAD in the 1990's, and since that time has spent over 15,000 hours training individuals and groups of up to 200 throughout the UK.
Redefine what Design means to Us
I had to change my thinking on my position in my firm and in my profession if I was going to stay in the field of architecture and grow as an architect.
Hundreds of Students Turn Out for ARCHICAD BIM Competition in Vietnam
In just one year, this BIM competition has attracted 3 times the number of students from the first year, as well as gaining additional sponsors.
Roommate Test of Manhood
Two projects from my time at school show how a strict adherence to digital or analog tools can lead to trouble. I learned a lesson and went with the tool that failed.
Making BIM the Best Tool for Design
BIM should be the best tool for design, but it's not. What's holding us back? A lack of creativity isn't helping.
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.
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.
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
Guest Blogger Alicia Liebel Berg: What Emerging Architects are about to inherit
Has anyone noticed that obtaining the title of ‘Architect' is not evaluated on the merit's of one's design, but how mathematically they grade within a set of standardized parameters?
Blacksmith, Telephone Operator, Architect
I want to see a chart tracking Blacksmiths per Capita over the last 150 years. And for telephone operators. And then one for Architects extending to 2050.
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
How NOT to talk about BIM: losing control of the message
Two upcoming seminars on BIM reveal some problems we have in the architectural community.