Shades of Grey

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I was responsible for this small building from concept design to completion, and my toolkit was the Sketchup and Autocad I brought along on my laptop, along with Photoshop. This time I was inheriting a concept design and developing it into a tender package. Seems like yesterday. Seems like a lifetime ago.

Photoshop 52

Photoshop Concept Sketching Contractor 52

EntreArchitect

JULY 26, 2018

EntreArchitect: Behind the Design is a weekly blog series where we feature work designed, developed and/or built by small firm entrepreneur architect members of The EntreArchitect Community. Primarily Revit, but also Sketchup, Rhino, Grasshopper, and Photoshop. With contractor? Click here to learn how. Project Name.

Space 52

Space Permits Small Firm Schematic Design 52

Life of an Architect

JUNE 15, 2016

Luckily, I have mediocre Photoshop skills and can fix it … This is the same sketch, I just took out the 4 lines and divided it up into a 5-panel garage door. Whew – Thanks, Photoshop! My eye is telling me that this is a 4-panel 8′-0″ door, and as a result, that scale figure must be around 4′-4″ tall.

Sketching 73

Sketching Photoshop Visualization Technique 73

Life of an Architect

APRIL 20, 2014

I developed this habit right out of school and it has stuck with me ever since. At my second job, I taught myself Photoshop afterhours and on my lunch break. i learned so much from the contractors this way! It’s when you pretend to know something you don’t know that things get messy.

Architect 109

Architect Photoshop Firms Contractor 109

Life of an Architect

JULY 23, 2015

SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator Was there one aspect of the design requirements that you felt was particularly challenging? Then thinking through how to build it so I could document it for the contractor was much more challenging than I had anticipated. How long did you work on your design? Three or four days for design, maybe.

Photoshop 95

Photoshop Commercial Education Construction 95

Life of an Architect

JULY 19, 2014

Seeing no rational reason to decline, and having already developed a sense of ownership over my work and a sense of pride in the firm, I did indeed return the next summer. I’m now being trusted to work on multiple billable projects at once, including a 50% work-share on a house in Oklahoma that is now undergoing design development in Revit.

Architecture 95

Architecture Small Firm Students Firms 95

Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

It’s a pattern that has developed over the years since I have a kid and my wife and I have an arrangement where she drops my daughter off at school in the morning and I take care of the evening pickups. I have selected Tuesday, November 25th as my day to portray. I thought about making some bacon for breakfast but … wah-waaa.

Architect 94

Architect Sketching Small Firm Client 94