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New Scottish galleries at the National, Edinburgh

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Reimagined displays of drawings and sketches will celebrate artists such as Glasgow Style pioneer Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh and Alloa-born David Allan, whose depictions of ‘Edinburgh Characters’ will allow visitors to get up close to street life in the Scottish capital in the late eighteenth century. Family Trails for children under 5.

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What's In My Bag - Architect Essentials

30X40 Design Workshop

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

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Pier and Beam Foundations - KHouse Progress | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

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. Add water, through rain and irrigation, and the soil expands.

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Documenting Architecture with Photos

Life of an Architect

I originally introduced this project to everyone in a post I wrote called “ Sketching during Schematic Design ” that I wrote back in November 2014. That plan is the sketch I’ve included just above. This is the handiwork of our structural engineer.

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Successful Project Planning for Small Firm Architects (Transcript)

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Like sometimes it’s hard and I think you have to adjust your contract and the way you invoice in a way where you can predict what your next month’s invoice and billings are going to be. I think generally as architects, we’re all visual professionals, use visuals, sketch. Robert Yuen: . Best guess, right?