As part of a slowly developing (yet hopefully on-going) series, I am following up on An Architect's Tool Bag with a similar post that was organized and curated by nationally recognized architectural … [Read more...]
Mental Health Awareness for the Architecture Student
Today's post is brought to you by Ulysses Valiente, an author and recent graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Architectural Science from Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. He maintains the blog … [Read more...]
Top 10 Reasons I Love Working with Architects
Today's post is written by a good friend of mine - Jamie Goldberg, a NKBA-certified, independent kitchen and bath designer. I have long maintained on my site that working with design specialists has … [Read more...]
Rorschach test for Architects
Bob Borson is an Architect. Well that's what he would have us believe. But is he? Really? Ok, sure, he wears black. He has minimal hair. And I'm pretty sure he has used the word "hierarchy" to … [Read more...]
Batts, Blown, or Sprayed – What’s the Best Way to Insulate Your Attic?
Today, I have guest author Allison Bailes from Energy Vanguard sitting in for me. I specifically asked him to cover this topic since the question comes up so often. Since I’ve acknowledged … [Read more...]
Who Decides: Historically Significant or Landmark?
Chicago is an old town, sorta. I say that because technically speaking, Chicago’s buildings are 30, 60, 80 years old and only a small percentage can claim to be more than 100. Chicago is old in … [Read more...]