Remove Contract Remove Site Remove Sketching Remove Technique
article thumbnail

Life of an Architect – Best of 2014

Life of an Architect

One upside of working many jobs is that you get to experience all sorts of different project types, firm sizes, and management techniques. 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.

article thumbnail

Design in a Day

Life of an Architect

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. I don’t worry about a contract at this point. and I’ve never been stiffed yet for one.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Atlantis Printed | Ocean Habitat

ArchiDiaries

Use any mediums, video, images, drawings, sketches, models, paintings – and communicate your design. Use any mediums, video, images, drawings, sketches, models, paintings – and communicate your design. Any of the techniques mentioned in the brief may be utilized to achieve the desired outcome. Sink or swim.

article thumbnail

U Farm | Urban Farming Center

ArchiDiaries

Fig: 3 – Farming techniques are traditional and this knowledge is to be passed on, assisted with modern equipment. The centre must be designed keeping in mind the local constraints of the site. Context: The design must respond to the (existing) site conditions. Site area = 8324 sq.m. CAD file of the Site plan.

article thumbnail

Board | Modular Student Hostel

ArchiDiaries

Since institutes are lesser in number and located at a fixed site, children are required to travel far and wide to avail these services. Cost-effective: Local materials and techniques must be used so that the construction requires fewer funds but operates at maximum efficiency. Site area = 334 sq.m. CAD file of the Site plan.

article thumbnail

Kingston School of Art highlights 10 student design projects

Deezen

Students will develop their own signature style, experimenting across sketch work, 2D to 3D, knitwear and digital print in the workshops and dedicated fashion design studios. Turnaround Chair is a new typology of contract furniture which reacts to users' real-world seating habits. Silo D by Amy Brown. Course: BA (Hons) Interior Design.

article thumbnail

As Above So Far | Urban Subterranean

ArchiDiaries

Materials and Construction: Explore, question, and ideate the concept, constructional techniques, and materials for building underground. Thus, the site selected is a recreational park, which can be the beginning of subterranean construction to preserve open spaces and let cities breathe. CAD file of the Site plan.