Architecture Here and There

MARCH 26, 2022

He assigned an older woman he called (when at home) Princess Stephanie to attend society parties as a sort of spy to get information about land for the project. I wrote about her the day after she died in this column for the Journal, “ Sketching my mom of moms.” Sorry, I could not resist.)

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 6, 2017

When you are in the weeds of construction documents, RFI’s, AFP’s, and need a mind refresher, pick up Thinking Architecture. Tadao Ando Conversations With Students by Tadao Ando – Ando has always been one of my favorite architects since I “discovered” him at my undergrad architecture school library.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 2, 2015

So, now that I was 5 and my future was all mapped out thanks to a piece of wood, clearly I spent my formative years studying the architectural masters, sketching, building models, playing with concrete and 2×4’s. Marica McKeel – Studio MM (@ArchitectMM) Why am I an architect?

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Architects Tales

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Backing up a bit, when I graduated from architecture school, I returned to Wisconsin to look for a job with an architectural firm to continue my apprenticeship. Then, I received a call from a former classmate, John McKeen, who informed me there was a job for two weeks. Tom hired me on the spot.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 16, 2017

The Club House Designer : Eloy Diaz Prado (Delicias, Mexico) Bio : I just graduated Architecture school (technically was a year ago). Most of my portfolio has involved educational facilities, with a smattering of industrial, administrative, and residential projects mixed in.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 25, 2021

After getting into architecture school, one of the first things you learn is that the profession requires a lot of sacrifices and many years in order to reach success. The acronym stands for “Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom.” Sacrifice and Patience. The system for explaining this process is called the DIKW pyramid.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2017

If you are an architectural student – or a young architecture school graduate – Architectural Portfolios are extremely important. Resumes are important, they can help you get an interview, but few people coming out of architecture school will ever get hired based on their zippy resume.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

When I first started architecture school as a freshman in college, I didn’t have the focus or maturity I needed to tackle the curriculum and I ended up having a serious identity crisis when I was 19 years old. Thoroughly enjoyed your foray into career education, something woefully lacking in the US today [always has been too].

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

For the purposes of today’s article, I am going to assume that all architectural drawings are correct and serve their purpose of conveying intent, scope and quantity. When I graduated from architecture school in 199[mumble-mumble], computers were not that prevalent. But that’s not really the entire story is it?

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EntreArchitect

MAY 11, 2015

Before starting my business I consumed a lot of information: podcasts , blog posts, books, and videos; there was always more to learn. What excites me most about practicing architecture today is that there are no rules, only possibilities. Making requires skill and an idea. A few short years later that convention simply doesn’t apply.

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