January 2012
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5 Tips for architecture freelancers →
A few mounts back I was working as a freelancer (or External collaborator the legal term around here) for a architecture firm. In few words - I didn’t get paid for the work I’ve done. And it’s my mistake, as much as the firm’s. I made every deadline, I’ve done better work than many of the other architects in the firm, I was the one that the investors were calling...
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“The reason it takes five years to become an architect is, that it takes that...”
– Brenda Vale, on how architects convince their clients that their buildings are sustainable by essentially saying, “trust me, I’m an architect.”
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Why Architecture's Identity Problem Should Matter...
One of the best posts I’ve ever read about architecture profession.
Perhaps it was the Legos, or watching Mike Brady belly up to his drafting board on TV. In recent months and years, the likes of President Obama, Brad Pitt, Lenny Kravitz, and numerous other public figures have divulged a love of architecture, going so far as to say they once—or still—wanted to be architects. They, like...
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Dieter Rams Ten Principles of “Good Design”
Even though it’s written in the sense of industrial design, read this post with a mind on architecture and keep in mind that all design should be started with these 10 principles
Good Design Is Innovative : The possibilities for innovation are not, by any means, exhausted. Technological development is always offering new opportunities for innovative design. But innovative design...
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December 2011
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FINALLY, a movie about architecture studio - ARCHICLUTURE
2 architects-turned-filmmakers turn the camera on the arch studio following 5 thesis students - posts on documentary, film, architecture, tech, Brooklyn, NYC.
This is a feature-length documentary that explores the role that architecture and design play in our daily lives. The film follows five architecture students through their final...
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Slightly different facts about Architecture
Architecture received his 5 year Architectural degree in only 4 years
Architecture doesn’t have a first or middle name
When Architecture throws a party, he shows up 10 minutes later than fashionably late
If a Grizzly Bear and a Polar Bear got into a fight, Architecture could break it up
Architecture averaged 5.4 yards per carry in college but never played football
In the song ‘12 Days of...
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Architecture joke
- Why girls can’t be good architects?
- Because, their whole life, guys have lied to them how much is 20cm / 8 inches.
Girls, please don’t get me wrong and start hating, this is a joke a professor of mine once told. My apologies :)
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Anonymous asked: hi, i am a 2nd year architecture student, and i just want to ask, is it normal if you dont get to finish a project on time? we have deadlines every studio session, i always have these ideas in my head but when i try to construct them it gets all messed up then i have to start all over :/ it's pretty frustrating..
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BIG’s latest sports project involves some “architectural engineering” through the collaboration of Grontmij Engineers who have made a short presentation (in Danish) that showcases the projects finer points. The Handball Hall is designed for Bjarke’s old high school in Hellerup, Denmark.
Maybe I’m posting too much about BIG, but they deserve it. Which young...
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WatchDesigner People on Zaha Hadid
November 2011
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Watcharchstudentlife:
Profile on Danish architect Bjarke Ingels as part of series #2 of DESIGNER PEOPLE
The upcoming architects should be influenced by the architects in their time.
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Top 20 reasons to be an architect →
You know those videos on youtube “how to architect“…well, the creator, Mr.Doug Patt is on Tumblr now (@nice to have you around Sir) and he wrights about (another, of many many lists around)… …Top 20 reasons to be an architect
1. It’s a noble pursuit. It takes years of study and hard work to be a reputable professional.
2. Architecture is prodigious. It is a noun and...
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Wright's Advice →
The Great Architect Frank Lloyd Wright gave the below mentioned Priceless Pieces of Sage Advice to his Apprentices. The Advices are:-
1. Forget the architecture of the world except as something good in their way and in their time.
2. Do none of you go into architecture to get a living unless you love architecture as a principle at work, for its own sake - prepared to be as true to it as to your...
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“A great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by...”
– Frank Lloyd Wright
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How to survive architecture school !!!
Attending architecture schools is an unexpected challenge for many students. If you want to become an architect, prepare yourself for how grueling an architecture degree really is. Especially at top architecture schools, studio courses are a rite of passage and a lot of students drop out. For those that make it through, completing a degree in architecture is well worth it. Here are a few ways to...
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Kenzo Tange - Reconstruction plan for Skopje →
Reconstruction plan for Skopje
In January 1965, Kenzo Tange received a telegram from the United Nations asking if he would be interested in participating in an international planning competition for the reconstruction of Skopje, the regional capital of the Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. A severe earthquake hit the city in July 1963, kiling more than 2,000 people and destroying roughly 65...
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ninagac asked: best architecture programme for mac pleas
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Anonymous asked: what program do you usually to proyect your floor plans? autocad? revit? what are your opinios of autocad. do you think it's obsolete
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Anonymous asked: how do you attach wood to metal?
hyperform asked: Top 10 Undergraduate Architecture Schools 1. Cornell University
2. University of Texas
3. Virginia Polytechnic institute and State University
4. California Polytechnic State University
5. Rice University
6. Rhode Island School of Design
7. Southern California Institute of Architecture
7. Syracuse University
9. Iowa State University
10. Pratt Institute
Anonymous asked: I really don't think that list is a very good one. I know you're just relaying the information of a source, but the AA as mentioned and Sci-Arc, Cornell and IaaC as well as numerous other schools which would out-rank many - but of course not all - of those institutions.
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unemployedwinner asked: what's the best architectural school in the world?
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WatchTED Talks: Bjarke Ingels: 3 warp-speed architecture tales
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Anonymous asked: <p>I believe you are practicing architect correct? I was just wondering, since I finish up my studies this year, and start looking for jobs in the architectural world again (I worked at Coop-Himmelb(l)au on my year out) , what you would look for in a job application? or CV/Portfolio tips. Cheers.</p>
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What do you think about my new blog design??
Since the problems with the theme cloud of Stacky5 I’ve decided to change my theme. I like minimalistic, all in place themes… so, do you like it? Should I change something?
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If Architects...
If Architects designed highways, they would be straight, scenic, and would take you somewhat close to your destination. I mean, you’d arrive where you probably should be, even though it might not be where you thought you wanted to go. Ah, but the view….
If Architects designed cruise ships they would be sleek, and dynamic, and inspire awe as they drifted aimlessly ashore into the rocks.
If...
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Another allnigher, another awesome playlist. →
October 2011
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