Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

One of the most common themes of these emails is that architecture school is nothing like working in the real world. I loved playing with Lego’s as a child (variation 1b is “I used to sketch up house plans as a child.”) I was still in architecture school as everyone else graduated. ”) 2.

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e-architect

JULY 27, 2023

It is a place where traditions meet modern architecture, with an accent of personal expression. In effect, it is wellbeing architecture. Their mantra is ‘precision at all levels’ ASAS promises its clients solid and innovative projects, with close collaboration to ensure agreement on the precise objectives of a project.

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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. Visit Each School of Architecture.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 9, 2013

If you want to learn more about the event, including how to enter, submission requirements, juror data, and the Awards Presentation and Lecture event, you can find all of that information here: Competition Details and Enter Online It is important to note that the Entry Deadline is coming up. What a feast for the eyes.

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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

APRIL 10, 2016

The Not so Sexy Side of Architecture Practicing architecture for 99.9% The practice of architecture is more than sketching on trace paper, parti diagrams, deciding what pens to draw with, groupies, and last-minute trips to Vegas. Maybe you shouldn’t be in architecture school … you don’t have what it takes.

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Lines on Paper

JUNE 12, 2021

The School l Architecture schools often have difficulties with the placement of their students in internship positions; this is often due to the lack of a ‘working relationship’ between schools and the profession. Having lecturers/tutors who are practitioners - so that they can provide a informal link to local practices.

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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.

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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). I like to travel with my wife when our schedules allow, design and build furniture, and of course, sketch different designs of buildings or anything that comes to mind.

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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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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. Manage expectations and keep them informed.

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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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EntreArchitect

MARCH 24, 2013

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. Manage expectations and keep them informed.

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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. I think that extra time gave me a little bit of maturity (not much) and life experience to inform my work.

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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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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 30, 2015

Let’s pretend that you are in architecture school – maybe you just started, maybe you’ve been there for a while – I’m not sure that it matters for today’s discussion. All the information you choose to present should support the big idea. In other words, take the feedback and move on.

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