AIA San Francisco is better than you local AIA Chapter
AIA San Francisco is better than you local AIA Chapter. But that's only half the post. The rest is about 99% Invisible and the Radiotopia Kickstarter Campaign.
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.
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?
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
My Computer Never Forgets My Birthday
Generation Y, the evolution of TVs from CRT to flat screen, kitchens that cook dinner for you, cars that drive themselves
Generation Y isn’t Unhappy, we’re just really Stressed
I'm failing to prioritize today. Instead of doing what I planned to do, I am trying to better explain the maelstrom that is Generation Y. Hopefully this will bring some clarity and insight. And yes, I realize the irony of
Starting an Architecture Firm? Let’s Discuss Software and Hardware Costs
Priorities in the 21st Century Architecture Office When starting an architecture firm, you are confronted with a lot of expenses. How do you prioritize or justify where to spend your money? For the 21st Century Architecture Office, IT costs come before
Generation Y Unfolding – DesignIntelligence Article
In addition to all the posts on Shoegnome and BIM Engine, I've had the pleasure to write for some other venues this year (both print and digital). I'm proud of all of those articles, but there are two that I'm
The Number One Reason for designers to learn BIM
Okay so perhaps if you're 100% going to retire in the next few years this doesn't apply to you. But if you plan on working for sometime yet, you need to get with the latest technology, you need to accept
What kind of Architect are you?
I talk with a lot of architects, interns, and people who studied architecture but went in different and/or non-traditional directions. There is a particular type of architect that comes up again and again in these conversations. A prototypical architect that
First Memories, AutoCAD version 2.5, and 3D Studio R4
I've been using ArchiCAD since 2006. Over 7 years now
Ten Years Later, summer internships aren’t what they once were
I've seen into the Chasm. It's beautiful, ambitious, and not the architectural graduates of times past. Back in January I had coffee with two students from the University of Minnesota that I'm mentoring. I asked them a question, "do you have
Get on the Collaboration Bus. Or Quit. I don’t care which.
 The Generation Y Architect In February 2012, during a session at the AIA Minnesota Leadership Forum, I discovered that I am a stereotype. Painfully so. I am Generation Y. In a room with fifteen Generation X architects, I was the oddball.
Great Recession Survival Tactics for Generation Y Architects: Become the BIM Manager
The traditional paths for a bright-eyed go-getter were virtually non-existent; both design opportunities and client interactions were meager and sparse.