Young Architect

JULY 18, 2023

What started as a passion for sketching and drawing eventually led her to apply to an architecture program in college. While most students find architecture school progressively harder, Chloe felt quite the opposite. With limited understanding of the foundational concepts, she initially struggled to get started.

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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.

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Architecture Here and There

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The famous napkin from Blue Point Oyster Bar with sketches that do not include moving the Providence River, unless that is the sketch beneath the wine splotch. While a splotch of spilt wine obliterates a key sketch, none of the doodles suggested moving the rivers. Friedrich St. Maps and ideas were scratched on the napkin.

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Young Architect

APRIL 1, 2022

For those in this situation, and even for those who do have an architecture background, here’s my advice: In the summer before starting school, spend a ton of time in the library, and an equal amount of time visiting buildings, sketching, and going to lectures and events. Visit Each Architecture Graduate School .

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Young Architect

APRIL 1, 2022

For those in this situation, and even for those who do have an architecture background, here’s my advice: In the summer before starting school, spend a ton of time in the library, and an equal amount of time visiting buildings, sketching, and going to lectures and events. Pay attention to the built environment around you.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Edited by Michael Conforti | Alphawood Foundation | 2022 | Hardcover | 9-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches | 164 pages | 160+ illustrations | English | ISBN: 9780578767048 | $55.00 Conforti provides numerous insights into Wrightwood 659, the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts in St. Whittaker, PhD. Most valuable is Conforti's well-researched text.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 18, 2017

The most successful projects though are the ones where we fully understand the people living and working within the architecture we design. Before we grab the roll of trace and start sketching with the Sharpie, we gather as much information about the users of our buildings as possible. Listen carefully. So, “I know what I’m doin’ too.”

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