Life of an Architect

JULY 27, 2014

I don’t worry about a contract at this point. Contracts are mainly for liability and there’s no liability in looking at ideas. If the project goes ahead I get a signed contract then. Finished house – exterior photos. Waterfront house initial concept sketches. Waterfront House – Fine tuned sketches.

Sketching 90

Sketching Design Clients Client 90

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

Life of an Architect

JUNE 11, 2014

The soil in my area of practice tends to be expansive because it contains a healthy dose of clay, which expands and contracts as moisture enters the equation. Remove water due to hot and dry conditions, and the soil contracts. Just a few days later, all the plywood formwork gets removed and you can see the finished concrete product.

Foundation 107

Foundation Architect Sketching Contract 107

EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

The series of presentations started with a local Architect and good friend of mine, Mike Anderson, who started his practice Abstract Architecture about 3 years ago. Pull out a large sheet of paper and begin sketching out a strategic plan for how your business will be managed and grow. Determine your contracts based on the client.

Architecture Firm 52

Architecture Firm Firms Contract Architecture 52

Architects Tales

OCTOBER 9, 2019

When I finished the model, I was offered a job of urban designer by Ben Cunningham who was the architect in charge of designing and planning for Jonathan. Henry’s father had acquired a great deal of real estate in downtown Minneapolis while other branches of the family stayed with their investments in lumbering, mining and the 3M Corporation.

Real Estate 40

Real Estate Firms Architecture Firm Architect 40

EntreArchitect

JULY 3, 2018

And I think what’s one of our most popular features right now that’s finished and it’s really early, but it’s just an easy way to just visualize, well, how much of the fee is left and how much of the fee have you used. I think generally as architects, we’re all visual professionals, use visuals, sketch.

Small Firm 52

Small Firm Firms Project Architect 52