Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If there is a topic I can spontaneously talk about, it’s this blog … it is the closest thing I have to a hobby ( which is incredibly sad on so many levels ) and I definitely have a Love / Hate relationship with it. Post Title: How to Avoid the 10 Mistakes Every Architecture Student Makes Excerpt: [secret] What Happened?

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Architecture Chat

AUGUST 22, 2021

Architectural Journalism and writing have the power to generate curiosity among the readers and encourage them to look at architecture in a completely different light and bring it into their everyday conversations. It is a rising trend and the architectural community across the world has started to take notice.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

I have almost always worked in small firms – except for that one time when I didn’t, which wasn’t a bad year but it cemented in my mind that my skill set is better suited for a small architectural firm. Here are my Top 5 Reasons to work in a Small Architectural Firm: 1. So right on Bob.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

This could be almost anything within the field of architecture – it doesn’t necessarily stick to one thing. Since I have typically championed the small architectural firm, I wear a lot of hats and can relate to most people who have some role to play. Something a master machine can’t make. Alan Manning Great!

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Architizer

MARCH 3, 2022

One could spend hours thumbing through the renderings of United Design Architects , or UDA, the Tehran and Portland based architecture firm co-founded by Iranian architect Raha Ashrafi. Left: Hobhouse, London, United Kingdom, 2020 A+Awards Jury Winner in the Architecture +Brick category; Right: Cécile Brisac via Architonic.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 22, 2018

And so I googled, I think I literally googled “Shanghai architecture firms” and applied to the first applied to the first few search results that popped up. I then took a job with the first firm that was willing to apply for a work visa for me. So if you’re an architect or an architecture student, come join us.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 30, 2013

If the set of drawings is approaching the 100+ mark definitely rolling is the way to go. First thing I learned to do on my very first “job” at an architectural firm Mark Mc Swain Most “City” folding formats are based on whether the P&D/Engineering Office file cabinets are Letter versus Legal sized format.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 5, 2018

I just thought I was, in the small town areas where there’s not many of us, but it’s definitely a reflection of the industry. That is definitely a place where I’m going to get to meet lot of these ladies in person, so I’m super excited about that and hopefully you can come. Where did it take you next?

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

AUGUST 21, 2023

It's not uncommon today to find architecture firms, no doubt driven by savvy marketing departments and PR firms, merging their brands across platforms, such that their monographs resemble their websites. Such size often means, at least in terms of architectural monographs, a business-like approach over an artistic one.

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