Most people have little contact with an architect when it comes to what they desire in a home and the lifestyle they’d like to live. Yet architects are perfectly positioned to help satisfy that desire and do so with beauty and sustainability in mind, two elements that are starkly absent from today’s offerings of Pre-Designed Building Plans. The market for quality and diverse shelter is vast, yet grossly under-served by the profession that can best influence it and help make it truly affordable.
Read MoreTime is not Money. Time is greater than money. We can create money. But time we have a finite amount of and how we spend our time says much about the quality of life we live. In this lecture we dive into how city architecture and the built environment manipulate people into spending their time for better or for worse.
Read MoreAs soon as humans began to master agriculture, civilization began to flourish. Their architecture wasn't too far behind.
Read MoreArchitects bring tremendous value and worth to each and every stage of a project. But their input and expertise is often reduced to a mere line item on the balance sheet. Architects are not a cost nor a liability. They are an insurance. They are directors and managers. But most of all they are an investment that yields financial and sentimental dividends.
Read MoreLawyers. Doctors. Therapists. Engineers. When thinking of these occupations, most have a good idea what each does. But when thinking of an architect that’s when things become of bit ambiguous. An architect is a generalist; a polymath; a “jack of all trades” so to speak. The architect is responsible for both the artistry and science of creating space and constructing the form of society. They do more than “draw pretty pictures”. For thousands of years they have been tasked with creating the vision for civilization and managing the complexities associated with designing and constructing the man-made environment.
Read More7 basic steps for your small-scale, neighborhood land development and architectural design project.
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