Architects tend to be perfectionists and also indecisive, which is a dangerous combination. In the architecture offices where I worked I spent hours locked in conference rooms with colleagues agonizing about the height of a ...
Overwhelmingly, contractors answer “no” to the above question ( only 27% of contractors currently have a functional web site, from this book ). We know they have vans, vans and more vans. But how useful ...
Whenever someone tells me they’re starting a home remodeling project I tell them the three things that I’ve learned in my fifteen years working as an architect. 1. It will cost more than you expect. ...
I visited Kuwait, briefly, in 2006 and the entire place felt as if it were immersed in a dust storm. I couldn’t see clearly more than ten feet in any direction because of sand motes ...
Maid’s Room 2007, stairs down to kitchen on right. This was what our entire house looked like when we purchased it. No, it was not finished to our standards but the bones of the house ...
When I manage a construction project in an architecture office I am terrifically, annoyingly organized. I respond to phone calls and emails immediately. I keep and file printed copies of all documents I receive and ...
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