Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

The cases I designed were very basic in concept – recessed open-faced cabinets – but there were large swinging glass doors that either completely covered the case or swung completely out-of-the-way of the case so that you could access the entire line of products.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 31, 2016

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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Life of an Architect

APRIL 6, 2014

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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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If there is a topic I can spontaneously talk about, it’s this blog … it is the closest thing I have to a hobby ( which is incredibly sad on so many levels ) and I definitely have a Love / Hate relationship with it. Post Title: How to Avoid the 10 Mistakes Every Architecture Student Makes Excerpt: [secret] What Happened?

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The education of an architect intentionally and systematically breaks down the creative process “baggage” and untrained habits of their students, and then starts the process of rebuilding that process in a non-stigmatized environment. Derek Fordé I’m definitely a dreamer. Probably too much so.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 22, 2018

When I was growing up I don’t even think I knew that the profession of architecture even existed. I grew up in a suburb south of Denver and I just was never exposed to the concept that people purposefully designed buildings. I definitely hope to strike a balance between those two aspects with the podcast.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Moritz Gleich, director of gta Verlag at ETH Zurich, appears to have turned his dissertation "on the genealogy of machinic concepts in architecture" into Inhabited Machines , which looks at technologies and architectural typologies in the 18th and 19th centuries as progenitors for some pretty famous machine analogies in 20th century architecture.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 5, 2018

I just thought I was, in the small town areas where there’s not many of us, but it’s definitely a reflection of the industry. That is definitely a place where I’m going to get to meet lot of these ladies in person, so I’m super excited about that and hopefully you can come. Where did it take you next?

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Architizer

MARCH 3, 2022

After earning her Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture from Ohio University, she moved to Washington, D.C. As Director of Interior Architecture, Ashley is responsible for managing hospitality projects through all phases of design. Right: Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia; images via Yale School of Architecture and ANTIQUES.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 9, 2014

I will use this 3D model of my house to have design conversations with my wife who will probably appreciate how much easier it is to see the various design concepts we have been discussing. The stuff the architecture students are learning in college is whacky. . ” Despite the fact that it was fun, it will serve a purpose.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Not knowing anything other than I should try to get a job in an architectural office, I got whatever job I could. Read Architectural Interns to gain some unique insight into how an architecture student can rise to the top of a pile of resumes and get that coveted architectural intern position.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 30, 2014

Robbie Darling Bob I am an architecture student, and recently I got to design a small dwelling, which included its own small kitchen. Every now and then when my wife and I tackle a project that is for us, I occasionally complain that the concepts get watered down, she complains that she lives here too and should have a say.

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The Architect's Guide

APRIL 8, 2021

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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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

AUGUST 21, 2023

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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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

My name is Brett Bouwer and I am a third year architecture student at the university of colorado denver. It’s definitely not cheap! I realize they want us to understand concepts and be informed but we have structural engineers for a reason. Brett Bouwer Very Interesting article.

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