Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2014

The actual building type you work on is irrelevant while in school – you go to college to learn how to learn , this time is about learning how to think, process information and solve problems. Here are a few tips that can help make your experience in architecture studio that much better and more rewarding.

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e-architect

JULY 27, 2023

Hand sketching is supplied by testing spatial qualities in physical models before projects enter the 3D digital world, providing the firm’s teams time to investigate the optimal relation between form, space, and function, and to choose the correct strategy for sustainability, systems, and materials.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 18, 2013

There is so much information in it, and it is organized for efficient use. Cheers, Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr In Bags , Materials and Products Materials , Products Surviving Architecture School Christmas Cards from Famous. Ugly’s reference book. How many #12 wires can fit in 1 inch conduit?

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

You will get to do just about everything sooner rather than later – attend client meetings, contribute to the design, prepare construction drawings, organize and process bidding and negotiating information, and go to job sites. That last one almost deserves its own category. Drawing sets? Work samples? What exactly is a work sample?

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Life of an Architect

MAY 18, 2014

Both of us attended graduate school at the University of Calgary, studying architecture together. We’re passionate about art and design, both studying fine art at universities in Canada before heading off to architecture school. link] timraleigh Very cool! Thanks, some great designs. link] Bob Borson Thanks Tim!

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Equally, they can be used as detailed representations of particular places, either built or as yet unrealized, in order to convey information to patrons or the public. Models also have a vibrant life outside the architect’s office, including as souvenirs, architectural fragments displayed in museums, and toys for children and adults alike.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 17, 2022

The new federal facility is located on the campus of Kansas State University, which happens to be my alma mater, though it is at a bit of a remove from the main campus that I traversed in architecture school decades ago. When Biospheres Collide: A History of NASA's Planetary Protection Programs , by Michael Meltzer, 2011

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Architecture Here and There

MARCH 26, 2022

Stern’s Between Memory and Invention , which I immediately mistook for an update of an earlier volume of his, Tradition and Invention in Architecture (2011). The new book, just out, is, however, the biography of architecture’s own Zelig – he has always been around and pops up everywhere.

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e-architect

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The application must include a portfolio of relevant projects, an essay describing ideas for the Gorskaya territory, as well as information about the company or consortium. BACKGROUND INFORMATION. Petersburg Gorskaya Territory Competition, Russia images / information received 241121. Megaline LLC. Russian Design Competitions.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 6, 2014

I often wonder how much sketching gets used when you reach the “real world” My architecture school puts very heavy emphasis on learning sketching and hand drawing skills. Depending on the architecture school themselves, hand drafting and sketching may be a big part of it or barely existent. Kat Great post!

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 30, 2014

click image to enlarge] This is an elevation that contains a lot of information – it identifies wall chases (for electrical conduits), hold-down straps, dimension control, headers, overall panel dimensions and rough openings for windows and doors. Kyu Kim Thanks for the information Bob.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

For the purposes of today’s article, I am going to assume that all architectural drawings are correct and serve their purpose of conveying intent, scope and quantity. When I graduated from architecture school in 199[mumble-mumble], computers were not that prevalent. But that’s not really the entire story is it?

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

When I first started architecture school as a freshman in college, I didn’t have the focus or maturity I needed to tackle the curriculum and I ended up having a serious identity crisis when I was 19 years old. I think that extra time gave me a little bit of maturity (not much) and life experience to inform my work.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

While optional they are almost a necessity to be and stay informed and visible to colleagues and prospective clients. That has a LOT to do with lack of information and education at the university level. I hope that people come to understand that while the IDP process is complicated, the information is all out there for one to learn.

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Architizer

APRIL 21, 2023

TheeAe Architects pursue re-searching and re-defining elements that have been embedded or unseen so as to define the beauty of the architecture through design driven by context, evolved from rational notions and led toward unexpected discovery of nature. To pursue this passion, they began their practice since 2011 in Hong Kong.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 22, 2018

EntreArchitect podcast is supported by our platform sponsors, ARCAT, the online resource, delivering quality building material information, cad details, bim specifications, and much ARCAT.com and Freshbooks , the cloud based accounting software that makes running your small firm easy, fast and secure. LePage: 00:45 .

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 9, 2014

Starting from Site Appraisal and the Brief, architects and designers will work together on appropriating information into something more understandable to all, which translates to pie charts, mapping, options of massing models on a site, shadow/solar irradiation studies, views and so on. ” Your is a possessive word.

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Architecture Quote

JULY 16, 2020

Furthermore, with regard to architecture and construction, the Austrian government published the Austrian Federal Guidelines for Building Culture – with clear information in both English and German. As a nation, Austria is very keen on its architecture. Switzerland, Market for architecture.

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