Thoughts, ramblings, and mental abstractions of an individual emerging in the Architecture profession.
When I recently started my new position, one of the perks that came along with it was being able to work in downtown. I usually get to explore for a few minutes before or after work, and sometimes at lunch. Lately I've started taking even more pictures as I peruse my way around. Can you …
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When you're working on an architectural project, you have a lot of balls in the air. Quite a few of them are really, really important. Structure, HVAC, layout, etc. Sometimes though, one of the smaller balls drops and you might have never even noticed it. When I was a fresh intern working on not much …
Continue reading "It’s the little things"
It was an interesting day to say the least. A few days ago I took a site visit to a new project we are working on, pretty normal right, only difference this time, was the project is about 275 miles away. It started out with an early morning commute to Love Field, ooof, Dallas. That …
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As architects, one of our main responsibilities is to assist the client in making the best decisions for their project. In most cases this involves narrowing the field of options down from a few thousand to a handful or so of different variations that we supply to the owner. A word of warning here, if …
Continue reading "Decision, decisions, decisions…"
Last week I was asked by a coworker if I would take some time out of my day and speak to a young man, Darien, who was interested in a career in architecture. I've done this a few times in the past, and I'm usually asked the same typical questions. "How much money do you …
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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 …
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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 …
Continue reading "My top reasons why every architect needs to become a mentor."
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 …
Continue reading "Let’s just face it, you’re wrong."
Ok, I admit it, I am a bit of a technology geek. Not the cool, modern version that has come about recently; more of the high school nerd, chess club member type. Yeah, I actually was in one, shhh don't tell anyone. I'm usually the one that gets the questions on how to fix this …
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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 …
Continue reading "So, where do we go from here?"
The Emerging Architect 