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Passion and Perseverance: Chloe’s Journey as a Young Licensed Architect

Young Architect

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 – Best of 2014

Life of an Architect

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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5 Tips for Finding Best Architecture Graduate School

Young Architect

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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5 Tips for Finding Best Architecture Graduate School

Young Architect

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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Ando and Le Corbusier

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

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. Whittaker took care of the Ando component.

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Letters of an Architect: Lessons from my Best Projects

Community Architect

Front of the school facing Bismarck Strasse (School website) The architectural project with all these features came to my mind when I was wondering which of the projects I have under my belt as an architect could still resonate with the students that I, at times, try to teach one thing or another. Let me explain why.

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Yes, There Was Architecture in 2020! A Review

Community Architect

Business Insider ) Frank Lloyd Wright (Center with hat) holding Court at Taliesin (Photo Wright Foundation) The School of Architecture at Taliesin Closing After 88 Years The school's governing board rendered the decision after failing to reach an agreement with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to keep the school open.