Architects talk #Architalks. Wait… What?

A great group of architects , most of whom I follow on one social media platform or another, decided to play a blog game yesterday. They came up with a list of typical questions they had been asked over the years, and called it #ArchiTalks. I felt like playing along myself, so here it goes. …

The Blank Page…

The blank page, the empty file, the blinking cursor. Lately these have been some of the scariest things I face. Whether it be at my sketch book, the architectural software at work, or even this blog; the ideas for anything new just aren't coming. Where do you look for inspiration when you are stuck? I …

My top reasons why every architect needs to become a mentor.

As all soon to be architects work their way from internship to licensure, they must find someone to vouch for both the type and amount of work they are involved in. A lot of the time this is simply just going over time sheets and some quick discussions over what phase the project was in …

Come on, let’s get out of here.

Just got home from a long day of meetings over RFI's, submittals, and various other things that have been occurring on the project I am currently working on. It's one of the more complex projects I have ever been involved in. 5 different buildings on one site with almost every different situation you can think …

Let’s just face it, you’re wrong.

Lately it seems as though I have been in a lot of conversations about what skills are required to be an architect. Inevitably the conversation ends up with you being in one of two groups, either you have to know how to sketch... or you have to be a computer whiz... I've met Architects that …

The Last to Discover – A Response

Randy Deutsch created a new blog the other day that has begun a conversation on how data, especially big data, will be utilized to improve the AEC industry. In his first entry he asks quite a few interesting questions, one of which I have recently had many conversations about with a number of people in …

So, where do we go from here?

BIM, IPD, VDC, Laser Scanning, 3D Printing... The architecture, engineering, and construction world is full of alphabet acronyms and emerging technologies that are having a huge impact on the way we design and document the projects we work on. If you keep up with all of the hype surrounding these technologies, they claim that not …