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The 50 Best Architecture Books

The Architect's Guide

The Architecture Reference & Specification Book updated & revised: Everything Architects Need to Know Every Day. A Field Guide to American Houses: The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture. Sketching for Architecture + Interior Design. By Julia McMorrough. Buy on Amazon.

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Four Monographs

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

No wonder his website sells prints of his architectural imagery — and no wonder this monograph is saturated with the same, sure to woo architects and architecture students too young to remember the nineties. Such size often means, at least in terms of architectural monographs, a business-like approach over an artistic one.

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A Case for Building Architectural Models

Life of an Architect

That’s what architecture students did, they built models. Fast forward 20 years and I look around and think: “What happened to all the architectural models?!? While most of the models we build now are still in the Design Development stage, they represent a fairly resolved concept by the time we build them. [

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Architectural Studio - 4 Questions | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I’ve heard that architecture majors “have no social life” is that true? Part of this is a response to what your definition of “no social life” means. The other thing that students (and some professionals) struggle with is the time management associated with communicating your ideas.

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My First Project: The Best Project Ever Designed That Wasn’t

Life of an Architect

When I decided to select “My First Project” as a topic for this month’s ArchiTalks topic, I knew instantly which project I would choose to focus on – not because it’s so good, but because I had all sorts of attachments that I could refer to (which is an important consideration when writing an architectural blog).

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Architectural Sketching [or How to Sketch like Bob] | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I use a 12″ wide x 50 yard long roll of trace paper , and an architectural scale (which is used to measure out dimensions as I sketch and I use the edge to tear the trace paper off the roll). On occasion, I will use a an Alvin 10″ Parallel Glider but normally only when I am sketching out dimensioned floor plan concepts.

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Architectural Job Starter Kit | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

You will get to do just about everything sooner rather than later – attend client meetings, contribute to the design, prepare construction drawings, organize and process bidding and negotiating information, and go to job sites. I really enjoy the personal contact I have with my Clients/Owners, contractors and tradespeople.