Life of an Architect

AUGUST 23, 2015

Whenever I sit down to write one of these articles for the site, the first thing I tend to start with is the title I am going to use – I think it sets the tone for the rest of the piece. For today’s article, I went back and forth on a bunch of different titles, including; Working for Grandmothers has its Benefits Projects that Make You Feel Good It’s Like a Playhouse, Only Bigger Yeah, I didn’t like any of those either so I settled in on a title that was the shortest I co

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 31, 2015

This is a guest post by Danielle Hegedus. She’s is a freelance writer based in Atlanta, GA. where she currently nurtures her HGTV obsession by writing about all things home decor for Modernize.com. I thought this post would provide us with some inspiration when designing our own workspaces. If you haven’t yet seen Modernize, it’s another great place to find ideas and gain inspiration when working with our residential clients.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 9, 2015

Every now and again, someone will try to convince me that the design process is faster using computer software than sketching. I used to respond to those comments, try to build an intelligent perspective of why I inherently don’t believe this is true, but now, I rarely bother. Just like talking politics or religion, the “sketching versus computer” debate rarely seems to change anybody’s mind.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 2, 2015

I don’t ever wonder why I am became an architect, just like I don’t ever wonder why I didn’t become something else … like an astronaut, or a belly dancer. It’s because I don’t have the skills to be those other things ( despite any stories you might have heard about the “belly dancing” ). It’s easy to see the answer and look back on how I got here, but the road to becoming an architect wasn’t ever obvious or easy.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 20, 2015

Today’s post was incredibly difficult to write … both of my arms and shoulders suffered extensive damage from all the “patting myself on the back” I’ve done over the past few days. I had to type this post with my nose. Not really. There are certain goals I have for myself – well, “goals” might not be the right word, but there are certain things that I wanted to achieve during my career as an architect.

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AUGUST 10, 2015

When Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio, we were “young and dumb”. We were optimistic and enthusiastic, but we didn’t know what we didn’t know. We were 29 years old, had a dream of starting our own firm and jumped. I always knew I would own my own firm. I’m a born entrepreneur. What I did not know though, was how hard business would be. Blessed with friends who needed architectural services for their new restaurant, we signed a contract and thought we were on our way.

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AUGUST 3, 2015

This is a guest post by Todd Reding, the Chief Operations Officer and Vice President for Investments at Charrette Venture Group. How Much Should We Share With Our Employees? Some design firms have a culture of secrecy. Few people outside of the partners know anything about the finances, the vision or the ways in which the business is run. “They didn’t want us to know about the business because they felt they would be training their future competition,” said one architect.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 30, 2015

Let’s pretend that you are in architecture school – maybe you just started, maybe you’ve been there for a while – I’m not sure that it matters for today’s discussion. The “Architectural School Jury” is a process that exists in architecture schools the world over – it’s where the victim student will pin their work up on the wall, and then try to explain what their project is trying to accomplish.

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