Life of an Architect

APRIL 13, 2014

instead of moping about as planned i shall produce another diagram for my project! I figure it will force me to go outside and do something active guest this is exactly the post i needed to read. finals time at architecture school frequently gets overwhelming and i felt like giving up on everything. thanks bob.

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IT Architect Diagram Events 102

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 30, 2013

It’s got lots of ergonomic/spatial data illustrated with diagrams (eg how much space do you need to open a kitchen cabinet when kneeling). I know the Rural Studio and $20k house folks seemed to reference it at times in their posts. Neph Neufert’s is a standard text in Australia too. It’s all in metric (mm).

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Architect Architecture Technique Deconstruction 105

e-architect

MARCH 20, 2023

Bradley Van Der Straeten’s clients had been recommended by a previous client of the architects’ and were looking for an architect to help them transform their beautiful Grade II listed property in Islington. An innovative glazed gap was created to define the new kitchen.

Housing 40

Housing Design Clients Client 40

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 23, 2013

too funny reading what had been important to me back then, with little diagrams explaining things too. Both times I studied abroad (2009 & 2012) I never thought about writing letters with a global phone and email. good timing for your article today! Tim Barber Happy to see that my school Va. Tech was mentioned in your blog! (74′

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Architecture Student Students Architect Architecture 84

Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Since the projects I work on aren’t for me, I need to be able to separate out what I personally like and what the client wants. It becomes easier to tell the client “No, that’s crap and I’m not designing it that way!” I would suggest a third question, to complete the Venn diagram: What does the world need?

Architect 112

Architect Education Architecture Students 112

Community Architect

APRIL 7, 2023

Website ) In the case of decommissioned wind turbine wings they went as far as designing a program (a playground) and then find a client. With an integrated view on the CO2 component of projects we can motivate clients to make fundamentally sustainable choices. For this purpose, Superuse founded the platform oogstkaart.nl

Architecture 78

Architecture Design Cities Firms 78

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Big thick black walls look great in parti diagrams. I have worked with many firms that insist on infilling all the existing walls solid. I could care less either way as long as its ghosted IMO. not so much on construction documents. “Ghosting” these on the CD’s would be quite easy.

Architect 111

Architect Architecture Firms IT 111

Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

i can do all three, but there is nothing more peaceful or fulfilling than drawing a building and all of her views and diagrams in pencil or ink. Brandon Tyler Carr the best part is, that i prefer hand-drafting than CAD or Revit drafting. i find instrumental music the best to concentrate on hand drafting.

Architect 82

Architect Site IT Firms 82

Life of an Architect

MARCH 23, 2014

Freshome – Design and Architecture – is a site that I think my clients knew about before I did. In 2012, I was [ sorta ] lucky enough to make it onto the pages of this fine magazine – an experience neither of us will soon forget. The article can be found here [brace yourself - shudder ].

Architect 111

Architect Architecture Site Sketching 111

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

AUGUST 21, 2023

Structure trumps reality, such that even though the firm has fifteen times more architects than planners and twice as many architects as landscape architects (as expressed in a bubble diagram at the back of the book), there are ten projects presented for each discipline.

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Firms Structure Nature Landscape 78