How good do you need to be at drawing if you want to become an architect? Or … How can I be an architect – I can’t draw? These are questions that in one form or another, I hear a lot, especially from … [Read more...]
Ep 117: Graphic Matters
Architects still communicate their designs through the use of graphics – and there are a lot of different formats, mediums, and techniques that are up for consideration. Architectural graphics is … [Read more...]
Architectural Redlines on an iPad
On and off for the last two weeks, I have been reviewing and redlining drawings for one of our residential projects. I wrote about this process a few weeks ago in a post titled Design Process - … [Read more...]
Residential Architecture 101: Shower Design
Welcome to Residential Architecture 101: Shower Design - a new post in a long-dormant series that I am already regretting putting together. While I think a post like this will ultimately be extremely … [Read more...]
Ep 066: Architects and Sketching
There is a nostalgia associated with architects and sketching but is it still an integral part of the design process anymore? What types of architects sketch? Are there still benefits at all to this … [Read more...]
How to Detail a Snowman
It's hard to believe that the Christmas Holidays are upon us and I haven't shared with you my profound "How to Detail a Snowman" knowledge ... mostly because I don't have any since I live in Texas. … [Read more...]