We architects are known for our creativity...with materials, ideas, problem-solving...and even our words. We are not above making up words, adding an "-ism", an "-ers", or an "-ation" to the end of a noun. What we're trying to get at is the...
Whether filling out hours for AXP (Architectural Experience Program) or trying to learn enough to work your way up to Project Manager, gaining experience on a new topic can be tricky as a young architect or architect-in-training. Note: This is...
The irony is not lost on me that on a topic of "unlikely inspiration" I found myself suddenly lacking in inspiration about what to write. I actually tried to write this blog FOUR different times over the past two weeks. Busy with work, home...
This month's ArchiTalks topic "What was I thinking" could go so many directions: What was I thinking, taking on yet another unpaid task? What was I thinking, saying yes to help that group when I'm 2 months behind on something else? What was I...
Hand-written, text on a phone, email, contract language, sketch, face-to-face, over-the-phone, construction drawings....all of these things are types of communication that can be implemented in an architecture project. And on any given project...