Portland Architecture

DECEMBER 12, 2022

My grandfather was an engineer as well, who taught me how to sketch and draft with a t square in his workshop, and when I saw what was possible with the Wright book, I was hooked. My most pivotal year in undergrad was my fourth year, where I left Eugene for Columbia University’s New York/Paris program before finishing my thesis in Portland.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 7, 2018

I settled on metal because, a) I love it, and b) I could also use magnets to help display and store the trace paper sketches I created in bulk. Up next was the sketch shown in the upper right … but almost as soon as I drew it, I realized that this might be the detail equivalent of hyperbole – awesome, but not required.

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Shades of Grey

MARCH 25, 2024

I had quite forgotten about the chunky clay figurine of a seated woman, finished with a translucent milky glaze. The picture in the background is a preliminary sketch for a larger picture. Theoretically a self-help movement in the working class community I grew up in, based primarily on coal mining.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 11, 2014

Since a number of people don’t seem to understand this concept, I thought I would whip together some sketches to help illustrate my point. Just a few days later, all the plywood formwork gets removed and you can see the finished concrete product. Here is a typical wall section through a pier and beam foundation.

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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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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

While this would get more use by an architect that tends to sketch more, I still believe that it is useful to any architect. You can get smaller sizes of this exact lightbox, but the larger is best for an architect who likes to sketch, draw or design in a non-digital format. This is also a fairly portable item because it is so thin.

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Hotel Designs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Both firms drew inspiration from the year-round beauty of the Wasatch Mountains and the enduring history and modern sophistication of the destination surrounding the resort, which took root during a silver mining boom in the mid-1800s and has since been transformed into a world-class alpine oasis destination.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

This model works for me considering I will probably use mine about 10-15x a year. This is exactly the sort of thing that adds that ever-so-important finishing touch that will take your margaritas from ordinary to extraordinary … and isn’t that exactly what it means to be an architect? WigWam Wool Socks – Approx. $12

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Architect Sketching Mining Housing 75

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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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Searching for success has always been a focus of mine. I look at my kids today and remember myself at that age spending hours and hours sketching scenes of what my life would one day become. I lived in a loft bedroom that my dad and I finished in the attic together when I was 11.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

One of the things having a web site like mine affords you is a peek behind the curtain – curtains in just about every nook and cranny of the planet. I loved playing with Lego’s as a child (variation 1b is “I used to sketch up house plans as a child.”) ”) 2.

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Shades of Grey

MAY 16, 2021

This should be enough for me to get the proportions of my outline sketch roughly right. So I did the same on the canvas and sketched out the picture in pencil. It stimulates my hunger for understanding of the generations that preceded mine, going back to John Soane, Nicholas Hawksmoor, the craftsman who built Our Lady of Paris.

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Mining Sketching Photoshop Construction 52

Shades of Grey

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

I am a big believer in sketch sheets for internal use. Studying "The Way We Build" across time and space is an obsession of mine. Ultimately what matters are my own inner thought structures and how they emerge and crystalise into commentary as I visit, sketch, model, photograph in this never ending quest. It's the journey.

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30X40 Design Workshop

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Kaweco Special AL 0.9mm Pencil ($38) Nice + Made: German engineering applied to sketching. Click below to see all the fun things I load mine with. Or, borrow a few of mine (blog link)! The slim aluminum case (with a magnetic closure you won't stop playing with) comes in three finishes and makes TSA liquid limits irrelevant.

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30X40 Design Workshop

JULY 11, 2022

I’m always glad to have a visual reminder of everything behind a wall finish - blocking, plumbing, gas lines - once it’s covered up. I made a little velcro-backed nameplate which I cut out of a scrap piece of zinc and mounted a custom sticker to for mine (see the video for details).

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misfits' architecture

APRIL 29, 2023

I flew Shanghai-Hong Kong and Hong Kong-Perth so I had to finish watching the movie Drive My Car after the transfer. Id never seen a solar-powered garden owl before although an aunt of mine did have a small goldfish pond with a knome sitting on a rock. It was nice to take a flight and enjoy airports and travel again.

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Finishes Mining Housing Space 52

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

We also like to dimension to the finished face of the walls rather than the face of the stud or the centerline of the stud. I have seen all three at various stages of my career but everywhere I’ve ever worked has dimensioned to the finished face. I still enjoy getting out my lead holders and tools to sketch new product ideas.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

It was designed by Bruce Goff and finished by Bart Prince after his death. Fay Jones) is mine – I’ve still not made it to Arkansas to experience it in person, but there’s something about the serenity it projects – the way the structure appears so delicate and in tune with the woods surrounding it. Bruce Goff.

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Building Architect IT Mining 101

Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

People have their own tools, mores, and values for setting priorities and, as a result, most people view the finished result of “Architecture” without considering the process of creating architecture. Sometimes I wonder if my PM’s are somewhat annoyed with the time I took to quickly sketch out these ideas.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 10, 2016

Simply based on my inbox, there is a new batch of bright and shiny new future architects about to graduate and they are on the hunt for their future … hopefully in an office like mine. That’s sounds like I think my office is the best place in the world to work. Why Should You Read This?

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I think through drawing and sketching, for others they might turn towards computer software … I don’t really care. I did mine and everyone, including the teacher, thought my parents did it. I went on to get my associates degree from the New Hampshire Technical Institute, but never finished at the BAC.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

A few years ago I was helping a contractor buddy of mine renovate a home he was planning on selling. Things like floor finishes or countertops can be changed relatively easily, windows not so much, but I see plenty of granite countertops next to the cheapest of cheapest vinyl slider window that can be had at Home Depot for $100.

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Architects Tales

OCTOBER 9, 2019

When I finished the model, I was offered a job of urban designer by Ben Cunningham who was the architect in charge of designing and planning for Jonathan. Henry’s father had acquired a great deal of real estate in downtown Minneapolis while other branches of the family stayed with their investments in lumbering, mining and the 3M Corporation.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

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. Pull out a large sheet of paper and begin sketching out a strategic plan for how your business will be managed and grow. Develop a strategic plan for your business.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 3, 2018

And I think what’s one of our most popular features right now that’s finished and it’s really early, but it’s just an easy way to just visualize, well, how much of the fee is left and how much of the fee have you used. I think generally as architects, we’re all visual professionals, use visuals, sketch.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 9, 2014

Jess Hopkin If it’s any consolation, I use sketch up all the time for trying to make my point at uni Tony Bob, Im new to your blog, and I have had some reading a lot of your posts and insight. The plan above isn’t the finished product but in some regards it’s not to far off. Place the fridge at other end of bench.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

At that time, as recounted by his wife Helaine, William had already finished the manuscript for the Bronx and the couple was starting to work on Staten Island, walking (again!) the streets of that borough.

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Hotel Designs

MARCH 26, 2024

Image credit: Studio Collective We also begin the initial sketching out, both by hand and in CAD, floor plan layouts to explore, differing concepts and programming relationships, and work as a team to start pulling materials and detail concepts that might be relevant to the design path ahead.

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