Life of an Architect

JULY 2, 2014

This phase of the work is widely referred to as “Schematic Design” Although some people also have an earlier phase called “Programming”, I tend to consider that as part of the schematic design phase as well, rather than separate it out into its own special section. It was way better.

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Schematic Design Sketching Diagram Architecture 83

Life of an Architect

JULY 6, 2014

As I was sitting there with the clients going through the process, I mentioned that we were “diagramming” the house and that it was great that the clients felt comfortable enough to take the pen and sketch out their own ideas as we were talking through the creative process. The problem here is not Schematics but Semantics. .”

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Schematic Design Sketching Design Diagram 103

Life of an Architect

JULY 27, 2014

I have asked him to guest write on my site several times without success, but I finally had a topic that suited him … Schematic Design and “Design in a Day” Douglas Burke (aka: architectrunnerguy) Lives in Annapolis, MD. Waterfront house initial concept sketches.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 20, 2019

I thought I would try to make this an upbeat article but as I sit down to write it, I’m not so sure how successful a job I am going to do (good thing we’re drinking here, right?) of the architects out there means something other than designing – at least what you think design means.

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Schematic Design Architecture Sketching Diagram 78

Architizer

JUNE 1, 2023

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

6:45am I had to sketch out a quick graphic image for my annual “ What to Get an Architect for Christmas ” post. A Christmas ornament seemed Christmas-y enough so I sketched it up, took a picture of it with my phone, brought it into Photoshop where I added some color, and then *BOOM* … the graphic was created.

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Architect Sketching Small Firm Clients 101

A4 Architects

JANUARY 30, 2024

555 Ocean Ave (Newport, Rhode Island) In previous Archi-TEXT articles it was discussed the value of an architect to help you navigate the various phases of the design of a new home or building or the renovation of an existing one, but what are the various phases of the architectural design process?

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Schematic Design Architecture Contractor Sketching 52