Life of an Architect

MAY 15, 2016

I originally introduced this project to everyone in a post I wrote called “ Sketching during Schematic Design ” that I wrote back in November 2014. That post showed the process of going from initial concept to a finished schematic design plan that I would ultimately show the clients.

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Architizer

JUNE 1, 2023

While Midjourney is yet to fill the shoes of your favorite visualizer, the intelligent program can help designers convey complex designs by producing stunning visual narratives to help demonstrate to clients and stakeholders our vision. gives architects a bounty of time, freeing them to engage more deeply with creativity and clients.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

JUNE 16, 2022

A sketch of the Saudi Arabian coastal park shows the density of programming flowing across drawing types. Landworks worked through design development phases, with construction documentation done locally, following Saudi development norms. Sketches figure as a deep mode of practice and communications for Landworks. Varutti says.

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Deezen

MAY 15, 2023

The exhibition offers a journey from the conception of the venue – conveyed through a series of archival models, presentation documents and sketches – through to its built form, presented through images and one-to-one recommissioned furniture from the bar's interior. Various team members contributed to the paintings.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 28, 2019

It is a beautiful Georgian manor home and it has been a real treat to work on the job and transition it to its new owner (aka our client). Our client has a decidedly modern take on things and one of the major challenges to this project was to marry the modern additions to this existing Georgian residence.

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DesignRulz

APRIL 24, 2023

This title highlights your expertise in creating accurate and detailed 3D models, as well as your ability to produce high-quality renderings to showcase design concepts to clients. CAD drafting and design: You can use Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software to create technical drawings, floor plans, elevations, and other design documents.

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Design Thoughts Architects

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

There is an ideology that every designer inculcates when dealing with clients or developing a new concept. Similarly, a design firm creates a strategy that helps in client handling, time management, and designing practical solutions. In this initial meeting, we try to understand the psychology of the clients.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A letter and early sketch plan from Frank Lloyd Wright explaining his thinking on the orientation of the Martin House. Image Courtesy First (May 1903) Sketch of Martin House Composition, © 2021 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, Arizona; courtesy University Archives, University at Buffalo.

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Stephen B Chambers Architects

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Murakami's process is similar to an architect who works from sketches and overlays rather CAD drawings, until the total concept is achieved. Gradually, the concept becomes more certain and fixed in its environment and the drawings are laid out on CAD to be used for construction documents.

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30X40 Design Workshop

MAY 2, 2021

A recent site visit + client request sets in motion a process every architect is familiar with: redesign + revisions. This is my process for solving real-world architectural problems, from sketching to updating the drawings and documents. And, of course client preference is chief among them. Sketching Solutions.

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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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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Clients vary depending on the type of project, including private individuals, companies, hotel chains and real estate developers. For instance, although freehand drawing is less common nowadays, the ability to quickly sketch an idea, and communicate visually, remains an effective tool. Alice Laycock: What are you currently working on?

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Turns out, the day Ryan chose was his very first adventure out of the office – the sort of adventure that involves getting on an airplane and sleeping on the clients basement couch. 11:30am It was straight from the airport into an on-site meeting with the clients, contractor, and HVAC consultants.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 6, 2019

It started when a client of mine had a pair and he had us over to his house to experience walking through the building we had designed for him. Plan Grid is an application for construction document management that is very useful. Sketching on your tablet can be done by several applications. ” Drafting Software (Revit v.

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DesignScape Architects

JULY 22, 2020

It automatically tracks the design and documentation process of a project, ensuring that deadlines are met and the project progresses according to schedule. 3D Rendering 3D rendering software has been widely used by architects all over the world, as it allows 2D sketches to easily be turned into 3D renderings.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Some architects will stand in front of clients and communicate a vision, and other architects will stay in the office and make sure the details are watertight. As a result, I sketch a lot. Either way, I would be lost without my trace paper and sketch pens. Laptop – I have a client who likes to text, and I hate to text.

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30X40 Design Workshop

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Just under the lid there are three mesh pouches, Yeti calls this the ‘pack attic’ which adds another layer of organization to the box for storing a tablet, a laptop and sketching tools. So, first on my list is a camera to document existing site conditions, for precedent studies, travelogues, and later for documenting construction progress.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

This is one area that we are working on documenting better – I think 2018 will be a year of photography. We tend to sketch a lot in our office and thought that it would be interesting to share them with people.

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30X40 Design Workshop

JANUARY 23, 2024

Typical new year resolutions set aggressive goals (tripling revenues, more projects, better clients, etc.), 80% of your revenues will come from 20% of your clients. 80% of your new clients will come from 20% of your marketing. What top-of-funnel activity can you do each day to find new (+ better clients)? Keep it simple.

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The Architecture Designs

MARCH 21, 2024

To put it simply, the 3-ring binder is a kind of folder, which comes with 3 metal rings, and they are usually used to hold the documents in place when opened and closed carefully. Such rings often fit in the standard-sized holes that are punched along the edge of the paper. What is a 3-ring binder after all, and what is its function?

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

summer ended and the interns went back to school) we thought it would be a good idea to document the finished product. Show the client, and suggest they make a place outdoors where the caterer can put a tent for big events, before it’s too late. Once the model was completed, (i.e.

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A4 Architects

JANUARY 30, 2024

This work included interviewing the client to better understand the program of the project, which are the functional requirements of the new construction, the size and orientation of the various component parts, the aesthetic goals, the scheduling requirements, and the approximate budget that is available to design and build the project.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 18, 2013

FLW would send a sketch laid out with a grid, sheets of material to make the cars, and envelope (the Apprentice will bring skrim, panits, and block patterns), also all the loose lwetters to spell out a pithy Welsh Yule & Hogmanay greeting. Kerry Hogue actually I am working today, a bit anyway. and tomorrow as well.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

x 10) - $15 I’m a big advocate of sketching, despite the fact that I am not particularly adept in my own sketching “style” I get a lot of Moleskine journals as gifts but the one I’ve listed above is my favorite. Since half of my sketches are total clunkers, the cahier journals seem just a bit more forgiving.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 20, 2019

The practice of architecture is more than sketching on trace paper, parti diagrams, deciding what pens to draw with, and Instagram-worthy job-site photos. In the end, that’s why clients will like working with you because you care about them and take ownership of the problems.

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Architizer

AUGUST 2, 2022

Fort 137 – The clients sought an environmentally conscious home with a direct relationship to its site to function as a base camp for their active lifestyle. The clients wanted a restrained palette that was contemporary and refined yet raw and natural. How have your clients responded to the finished project? Year: 2021.

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Shades of Grey

JANUARY 9, 2025

My role lay mostly in developing a library of Revit families based on hand drawn sketches and expressing traditional Gulf vernacular in a BIM friendly format. We had a great team, from the project leads down to the document controllers, and I will always savour that period of my time at GAJ.

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misfits' architecture

DECEMBER 28, 2024

But where to begin documenting this? Our artist mentor instructed us in still life in acrylic, took us into the garden to sketch trees and leaves in pencil, and to Rottnest Island offshore to draw seascapes in pastels. The knowledge will always be unconsciously applied in sketching. Its not really about the drawings.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 18, 2017

They may be documented as formal systems or they may just be a general understanding of “how we do it here”. When a process is fully developed into a system with supporting documents of forms and checklists, it allows us to focus more on the details and development of a successful design. Listen carefully. Estimate often.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 16, 2012

The innovative ideas and concepts we create can often only be born after hours (sometimes days) of intense thought and several dozen layers of sketch paper. These are services available to your client, but are NOT included in your basic architectural services. While our clients shop, we develop the design. Additional Services.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 6, 2015

The innovative ideas and concepts we create can often only be born after hours (sometimes days) of intense thought and several dozen layers of sketch paper. These are services available to your client, but are NOT included in your basic architectural services. While our clients shop, we develop the design. Additional Services.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 15, 2013

If your school doesn’t put any sort of emphasis on sketching, burn an elective (or two) and take a class over in the arts building. Architectural Portfolio’s and their true purpose Architectural Sketching Taking the Architectural Registration Exam Do you want to be an Architect? Do you have one on documentation?

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The clients, professors at the University of Minnesota, had moved from just blocks away and were looking for both architectural and landscape renovations to their new home. For the landscape, the clients hoped to re-create a “woolly” environment that had characterized their previous backyard, Rockcastle says. It’s great.”

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JUNE 27, 2022

Initiated by the Daw'an Mud Brick Architecture Foundation, the documentation of the Yemeni buildings in the book is quite thorough, with photographs, drawings, and detailed dimensions and descriptions in the text. t between 2006 and 2014 (hence the and Its Reconstruction in the book's title) and an emergency project in Shib?m,

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The innovative ideas and concepts we create can often only be born after hours (sometimes days) of intense thought and several dozen layers of sketch paper. The time and effort required to properly develop a design and complete a thorough set of construction documents is difficult for most anyone outside the profession to understand.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 24, 2013

They may be documented as formal systems or they may just be a general understanding of “how we do it here” When a process is fully developed into a system with supporting documents of forms and checklists , it allows us to focus more on the details and development of a successful design. Listen carefully. Estimate often.

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Design Thoughts Architects

APRIL 13, 2022

Preparing Brief: The brief is a document that explains your building project’s needs, objectives, and limits. One person can take the lead in gathering all the requirements and documenting them in writing on paper. Finally, make concise documentation for future reference. Source: Pinterest. Source: Shutterstock.

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