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Life of an Architect – Best of 2014

Life of an Architect

The soil in my area of practice tends to be expansive because it contains a healthy dose of clay, which expands and contracts as moisture enters the equation. Remove water due to hot and dry conditions, and the soil contracts. Add water, through rain and irrigation, and the soil expands. Why the change of heart?

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What’s So Luxurious About Luxury Vinyl Tile, Part II: How LVT Supply Chains Are “Built on Repression”

Architizer

HML is changing the future of the built environment by creating resources for designers, architects, teachers, and students to make healthier places for all people to live. contracted a rare form of liver cancer and the pattern forced industry leaders to go public about the dangers they had kept hidden.

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True: Andreas Restaurant, RIP?

Architecture Here and There

In the 1980s, I once dined outdoors at Andreas with the famous Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky along with several student conservatives from the Brown Conservative Union, or some such title. Mine has been foggy for, I believe, seven decades. I might have contracted). For that matter, I think it was Bukovsky.

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Andreas restaurant: RIP?

Architecture Here and There

In the 1980s, I once dined outdoors at Andreas with the famous Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky along with several student conservatives from the Brown Conservative Union, or some such title. Mine has been foggy for, I believe, seven decades. For that matter, I think it was Bukovsky. Time fogs all rear view mirrors.

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Pier and Beam Foundations - KHouse Progress | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

The soil in my area of practice tends to be expansive because it contains a healthy dose of clay, which expands and contracts as moisture enters the equation. Remove water due to hot and dry conditions, and the soil contracts. As a student, we do not see things such as this! All this soil movement adds up to cracks in the house.

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Insights: What do different engineers do, and when do I hire one?

Matt Fajkus Architecture

In this article, Zahid brings his unique perspective to bear, as he has a degree in Architectural Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin (as a former student of mine), and a degree in Architecture from Cornell University. View fullsize. View fullsize.

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Almost 40 Tips for Starting an Architecture Firm

EntreArchitect

The series of presentations started with a local Architect and good friend of mine, Mike Anderson, who started his practice Abstract Architecture about 3 years ago. The basic goal of a contract is to set expectations, build relationships, be fair, and protect your interests. Determine your contracts based on the client.