Life of an Architect

JULY 2, 2014

Whenever an architect sits down with a new client on a new residential project, the first thing that happens is a conversation about project goals and requirements. As a result, I spent half of one day documenting the existing conditions in the house. It was way better. Go here and look at #2, you can even find out where to buy it ).

Schematic Design 80

Schematic Design Sketching Diagram Architecture 80

Architizer

AUGUST 2, 2022

Fort 137 – The clients sought an environmentally conscious home with a direct relationship to its site to function as a base camp for their active lifestyle. The clients wanted a restrained palette that was contemporary and refined yet raw and natural. We also owe a lot of credit to the construction team, Forté Specialty Contractors.

Construction 83

Construction Construction Exterior Consulting 83

Life of an Architect

JANUARY 28, 2019

It is a beautiful Georgian manor home and it has been a real treat to work on the job and transition it to its new owner (aka our client). Our client has a decidedly modern take on things and one of the major challenges to this project was to marry the modern additions to this existing Georgian residence.

Project 83

Project Client Clients Commercial 83

EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The innovative ideas and concepts we create can often only be born after hours (sometimes days) of intense thought and several dozen layers of sketch paper. The time and effort required to properly develop a design and complete a thorough set of construction documents is difficult for most anyone outside the profession to understand.

Architect 52

Architect Clients Client Insurance 52

Architects Tales

AUGUST 28, 2019

Rich: Let architects sing of aesthetics that bring rich clients in hordes to their knees; just give me a home, in a great circle dome where stresses and strains are at ease. Specification by a Contractor: Pound to Fit, Paint to Match. Vines: A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his client to plant vines.

Education 52

Education Sketching Client Clients 52

30X40 Design Workshop

JULY 11, 2022

With my checklists and meeting agenda done, I check-in with the drawings and previous meeting notes to familiarize myself with the work I’ll be reviewing and I update my iPad with the current PDF version of the contract documents: the drawing set , schedules and specification s. Solar Battery Bank - huge capacity (10 charges for iPhone, 3.6

Architect 52

Architect Mining Site Sketching 52

Landscape Architecture Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The clients, professors at the University of Minnesota, had moved from just blocks away and were looking for both architectural and landscape renovations to their new home. For the landscape, the clients hoped to re-create a “woolly” environment that had characterized their previous backyard, Rockcastle says. It’s great.”

Landscape 76

Landscape Residential Client Clients 76

EntreArchitect

APRIL 6, 2015

The innovative ideas and concepts we create can often only be born after hours (sometimes days) of intense thought and several dozen layers of sketch paper. These are services available to your client, but are NOT included in your basic architectural services. As an Advisor, the contracts are direct between the owner and contractor.

Small Firm 52

Small Firm Firms Architect Clients 52

EntreArchitect

MARCH 24, 2013

They may be documented as formal systems or they may just be a general understanding of “how we do it here” When a process is fully developed into a system with supporting documents of forms and checklists , it allows us to focus more on the details and development of a successful design. Listen carefully. Estimate often.

Management 52

Management Project Schematic Design Architect 52

EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 16, 2012

The innovative ideas and concepts we create can often only be born after hours (sometimes days) of intense thought and several dozen layers of sketch paper. These are services available to your client, but are NOT included in your basic architectural services. As an Advisor, the contracts are direct between the owner and contractor.

Architect 52

Architect Clients Client Insurance 52

Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

6:45am I had to sketch out a quick graphic image for my annual “ What to Get an Architect for Christmas ” post. A Christmas ornament seemed Christmas-y enough so I sketched it up, took a picture of it with my phone, brought it into Photoshop where I added some color, and then *BOOM* … the graphic was created.

Architect 94

Architect Sketching Small Firm Client 94

Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Turns out, the day Ryan chose was his very first adventure out of the office – the sort of adventure that involves getting on an airplane and sleeping on the clients basement couch. 11:30am It was straight from the airport into an on-site meeting with the clients, contractor, and HVAC consultants.

Architecture 94

Architecture Consulting Sketching Client 94

Architecture Quote

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

It is a great digital tool for architects as the platform provides a high focus on continuous innovation and personal customer service to each client. Users are allowed to create custom, effective reports , checklists , and share the information instantly with the team, customers, or contractors. Or simply start with a $2.25

Architecture Firm 52

Architecture Firm Firms Architecture Estimating 52

Landscape Architecture Magazine

APRIL 19, 2022

Now, as a sole proprietor, I embrace that and do my more intensive design work during the afternoons and evenings, since I am much more focused during those hours, and my business development or client/collaborator correspondence in the mornings. with people that cannot be replicated via Zoom. unless you really plan.

Firms 95

Firms Landscape Client Clients 95

Architecture Quote

JULY 7, 2020

Create a document that covers all the styles of your company and have it in one place for all designers and marketers to be able to find it easily. 2) Architect Homepage – Hero Image : Picture of a project that represents you, your clients, your type of architecture projects. You want a unified look across all digital platforms.

Architect 52

Architect Architecture Clients Client 52

Life of an Architect

MARCH 19, 2014

June 23rd (Monday) – construction documents are due to the contractors (4 weeks to complete – easy) IF you can get them done sooner, I’m sure the contractors would appreciate the additional time to build your playhouse masterpiece. I’ve been sketching ideas when I have needed a break from drafting my thesis.

Architect 105

Architect Design Events Construction 105

Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Even thought this is a cost+ project, the contractor has prepared a budget bid price and we have made some revisions to save some money – most of which were structural changes. One of the items we spent time thinking about was how the client would age in place at this house. Clients love to be able to see the models.

Modern 82

Modern Architect Clients Client 82

Landscape Architecture Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

On the beautiful Oregon spring day of my interview, Richard Hartlage’s practice partner at Land Morphology, Lindsey Heller, ASLA, met me with Sandy Fischer, FASLA, a quasi-staff adviser to the firm, and Christine Nack, the firm’s business manager, who was carrying a large camera to document progress. General Contractor J.

Home 86

Home Engineering Engineering Civil Engineering 86

Life of an Architect

JUNE 9, 2014

It is extremely complicated and we are using Rhino and Grasshopper (fancy modeling software) to help generate and document the design – I’ll show it on the site here when I have a bit more information to present. I also am designing a house for my husband and I – he is my worst client (LOL). Amazing piece of software.

Architect 91

Architect Sketching IT Housing 91

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

The drawing shown in the image above was slightly beyond out of the box – I didn’t decide to document this process until we had already made some changes. I still enjoy getting out my lead holders and tools to sketch new product ideas. not so much on construction documents. ConcreteRepublic [link] Bob Borson Thanks.

Architect 111

Architect Architecture Firms IT 111

Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Out of all these houses, probably 99% of them have been for actual clients and not for the speculative home building market – and I’m fairly glad that’s the case because as much as I like to design awesome projects, I generally prefer awesome clients.

Home 84

Home Architect Windows Client 84

Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The schools retain individuals who teach to the test (or design) and often are not registered architects, who might have deliberately developed construction documents that lead to the actual construction of a building that they were responsible or able to be responsible for applying their seal. link] Bob Borson Of course! ” what?

IT 111

IT Art Architect Architecture 111

EntreArchitect

JUNE 26, 2018

So at that point we actually hired someone part time first, that was sort of moonlighting from their current job to get some after our work to help us with some construction documents. Sometimes it’s difficult to sort of say what you want, so a quick sketch is often a very easy way to do that. LePage: . Definitely.

Firms 52

Firms Small Firm Mining Housing 52

Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I think through drawing and sketching, for others they might turn towards computer software … I don’t really care. Since the projects I work on aren’t for me, I need to be able to separate out what I personally like and what the client wants. I know I believe it. It seems like it was written for me.

Architect 112

Architect Education Architecture Students 112