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Desert modernism for the 21st century

Habitus Living

The owners were really keen to preserve that kind of idea, and you get this taste of how good the site is from well before arrival,” says Project Architect Oskar Booth, from Tim Ditchfield Architects. Breeze blocks in stark white make another nod to mid-century design, but have not been used to excess. A hidden door leads to a cellar.

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2022 Projects in the Pipeline

SW Oregon Architect

University of Oregon If I heard him correctly, Darin Dehle , University of Oregon Director of Design & Construction (and former colleague of mine at Robertson/Sherwood/Architects ) said the UO completed projects totaling an astonishing $1.8 government during the Second World War. billion during the past biennium.

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How to Find an Architect

Life of an Architect

They don’t all have blogs like mine where you can get a pretty good feeling for who I am and how I work. What about site visits – are those included? What are the steps in the design process? Seems pretty straightforward – work with good people and the result will be a good product and a good experience.

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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. This is perfectly normal and you’ll calm down once you get going.

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019: Architectural Fees

Life of an Architect

Note: If you are reading this via email, you will have to click here to access the on-site audio player] Before we get into today’s topic, I should let everyone know that Andrew and I attended the International Builder’s Show and the Kitchen and Bath Industry show in Las Vegas from March 19 through March 22nd.

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A Day in the Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

7:15am Every Tuesday morning I have an 8:00 construction meeting at the KHouse Modern job site. So that meant that I needed to swing by this morning – these projects move fast and you can miss a lot if you stay away from the site for more than a week.

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Cabin in the Woods

Life of an Architect

It has long been a fantasy of mine to own a weekend cabin somewhere in the middle of nowhere … and by “nowhere” I mean somewhere between 1.5 I recently took a trip to the job site to spend some time with my feet on the ground and get a chance to talk with the folks I am working with – who spend their summers up here.

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