Thoughts, ramblings, and mental abstractions of an individual emerging in the Architecture profession.
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?"
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 …
Continue reading "Me? A geek? Well…"
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?"
I've been noticing a trend lately that I both think is very encouraging, and at the same time, very frightening. If you spend any time on sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc. and are researching BIM in Architecture you are very likely to happen upon some of the same cast of characters that I both …
Continue reading "The education of BIM, or lack thereof?"
