Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Number 4 Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress June 12, 2014 How does a pier and beam foundation work? A close up look at the progress on the KHouse Modern and an opportunity to explain how pier and beam foundations work. On the residential part of our practice, we do a lot of pier and beam foundations.

Sketching 88

Sketching Architect Foundation Technique 88

EntreArchitect

JULY 18, 2017

When we receive a contract for a new project, we all want to jump right into designing. The most successful projects though are the ones where we fully understand the people living and working within the architecture we design. It’s our nature as architects to want to solve the problems before us. Listen carefully.

Small Firm 52

Small Firm Management Firms Project 52

Community Architect

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The project I now remembered had made a lasting impression on me since it was my first assignment when my then prolific boss, Heinz Egenhofer hired me for my first job out of architecture school. Such sketches are what I recommend my students to prepare if they want to test if they really understand their own design.

Project 80

Project Architect Sketching Roofing 80