Thoughts, ramblings, and mental abstractions of an individual emerging in the Architecture profession.
You have your resume, your portfolio, some sketches you've worked on in your spare time, and some other creative work you've been doing all packaged together to show off the best of yourself; tell me again why I am having to do this almost 20 years into my career? After a pretty good break, ArchiTalks …
Continue reading "My First Interview – Again"
I was sitting in a meeting the other day where everyone was asked what was on their minds about work, life, and architecture in general. I looked around the room, and for a moment I didn't think anyone was going to give an answer. It wasn't that anyone didn't have anything on their mind, it …
Continue reading "Forgotten Mistakes"
In some regards my path to becoming an architect is what some would say, a pretty typical journey. In other ways though, the parts I don't typically talk about, it's definitely been a bit of a winding journey to get to where I currently find myself. This is the 41st blog post in the #Architalks …
Continue reading "A winding path"
Pretty pictures, renderings, sketches, construction documents, whatever the final outcome, architects are in the business of making images that convey a certain amount of information. It's an expansion of a line that a previous boss used to drill in my head., Architects are in the business of conveying information." we just happen to use a …
Continue reading "A pictures worth"
Do you really have to go to work? Can't you stay and play with us today? The other day I had site meeting at a project that is really close to my house. There was no reason to drive all the way into the office just to turn around and head back the way I …
Continue reading "#Archidad – A modern approach"
Back when I first started looking for a job in architecture I kept running into the same hurdle that I could never seem to get over. After reviewing my resume or even possibly going in for an interview, I would seem to always get a similar response, 'We're just looking for someone with more experience'. …
Continue reading "You need it to get it"
V = ╥ r² h Remember that one from early geometry? I do, it's one I will never forget. I guess it was sometime around the end of elementary school, beginning of middle school time frame when I learned how to figure out the volume of a cylinder. I'm definitely not a math genius or …
Continue reading "What was I thinking?"
Architecture is all about the drawings, right? Ummm, no. Wait, say what? Architects draw all the time whether it is by hand or on the computer. I don’t think you can possibly count the number of posts on the internet about what drawings should look like, what line-weights to use, what font works best for …
Continue reading "Communication – What, How, Why?"
Over the last few weeks I've been writing a post about how during a project architects typically have a book of specifications to go along with all of the drawing sheets for a project. They talk all about the materials and what a contractor needs to do to install them correctly, beyond just the location, …
Continue reading "Social Impact"
They might walk into your office completely unannounced looking for help. Maybe they saw your web page and were so enamored with what they saw they had to call you right away. Perhaps it is someone you have known for years, and they have finally decided to "pull the trigger" and get things finally moving. …
Continue reading "Where do we begin?"
The Emerging Architect 