Life of an Architect

MARCH 3, 2019

How do you make sense of the options, which method works best for you, and how do you provide a method that suits the needs of both the architect and their clients. schematic design, design development, construction documentation, bidding and negotiation, and construction administration), or a cost per square foot of construction.

Architecture 82

Architecture Clients Client Construction 82

Life of an Architect

JULY 27, 2014

I have asked him to guest write on my site several times without success, but I finally had a topic that suited him … Schematic Design and “Design in a Day” Douglas Burke (aka: architectrunnerguy) Lives in Annapolis, MD. It may look like I know where I’m going from reading below but the truth is I don’t.

Sketching 90

Sketching Design Clients Client 90

Life of an Architect

JULY 11, 2016

They don’t all have blogs like mine where you can get a pretty good feeling for who I am and how I work. What about site visits – are those included? What are the steps in the design process? Seems pretty straightforward – work with good people and the result will be a good product and a good experience.

Architect 74

Architect Schematic Design Client Clients 74

Life of an Architect

AUGUST 17, 2014

It has long been a fantasy of mine to own a weekend cabin somewhere in the middle of nowhere … and by “nowhere” I mean somewhere between 1.5 I recently took a trip to the job site to spend some time with my feet on the ground and get a chance to talk with the folks I am working with – who spend their summers up here.

Client 88

Client Clients Schematic Design Mining 88

Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

7:15am Every Tuesday morning I have an 8:00 construction meeting at the KHouse Modern job site. So that meant that I needed to swing by this morning – these projects move fast and you can miss a lot if you stay away from the site for more than a week.

Architect 94

Architect Sketching Small Firm Client 94