30X40 Design Workshop

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Before I enrolled in architecture school in the late summer of 1991 (has it been 32 years?), As architecture schools greet new students this fall, I thought it would be fun to revisit that list of “must-haves” after having practiced architecture for 30 years. What’s stood the test of time in my practice?

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30X40 Design Workshop

MAY 23, 2022

Would you be surprised to learn that most architects aren't taught how to assemble a set of construction drawings in architecture school? Concept Sketch. I certainly was. Most graduate architects learn this from their first employer during their mandatory internship. Walls, Doors, + Windows. Wall Poch é + Material Hatches.

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Lines on Paper

JUNE 12, 2021

It should be easy to download for review (Anything which takes more than a minute to download is likely to be ignored) * This reinforces the need to start/keep a portfolio from Year 1 Semester 1. l Your portfolio which should contain a few select projects that best describe you, your design interest and skills.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 6, 2017

Bonus, all the checklists are downloadable word files via a password in the book. This would have been my favorite section when I was an architecture student. When you are in the weeds of construction documents, RFI’s, AFP’s, and need a mind refresher, pick up Thinking Architecture. Theory + Design Process.

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