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On Case Studies

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

The fact I included a case study chapter in Buildings in Print , as mentioned above, points to my appreciation of this sub-genre of architecture books but also to the role they have played in teaching architecture students, spreading knowledge around important works, and promoting architects and architecture within and beyond the profession.

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Resonate | Concert Hall

ArchiDiaries

There are about 3800 ghost towns in America due to westward expansion, mining and industrialization between 1880-1940 and about 50 well-planned abandoned ghost towns in China, followed by other countries with abandoned historic towns. All students and professionals can participate in the competitions. to express the design fully.

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Dear Future Architects – You need to Hear This

Life of an Architect

Simply based on my inbox, there is a new batch of bright and shiny new future architects about to graduate and they are on the hunt for their future … hopefully in an office like mine. Every graduating architecture student has a portfolio – even I had one, and I maintained it for several years too.

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Architectural Graphic Standards | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

As a result, we have been going piece by piece (at times) through the drawings and evaluating how the drawings look and if they convey the information we are striving for … do they look hand drawn ? If this is of some interest, please let me know what sort of information you might like me to show.

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Architectural Tricks of the Trade | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

What you know have is a folded up drawing 1/16th the area it was previously with the sheet title information on the outside corner. Here it is – an unfolded 11″x17″ piece of paper … if your office is anything like mine, you have thousands of these laying about your space. ″ x 7.5″

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Should I be an Architect? | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I’m a 20 year old architecture student from India and I do believe I’m going through an identity crisis, right in the midst of my submissions too! I did mine and everyone, including the teacher, thought my parents did it. I’m going to share this with my ACE Mentor Program Students! Alan Manning Great!

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