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Architectural Delineation Competition - KRob 2013 | Life of an.

Life of an Architect

If you want to learn more about the event, including how to enter, submission requirements, juror data, and the Awards Presentation and Lecture event, you can find all of that information here: Competition Details and Enter Online It is important to note that the Entry Deadline is coming up.

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Architectural Job Starter Kit | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

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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An Electrician's Bag | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

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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Architectural Sketching [or How to Sketch like Bob] | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

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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Architectural Graphic Standards | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

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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Building with Structural Insulated Panels. or SIPs | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

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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Should I be an Architect? | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

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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