AI can produce a realistic house image in minutes, so what are clients paying an architect for? A reflection on design, drawings and effort nobody can see.
Author: Onah Jung
With only weeks left in the year, I looked at the goals I controlled completely and found those were the ones I kept dropping.
Flawless AI-made work has made messy sketches, crossed-out ideas and visible thinking the most trusted signs of a real creator.
I recently bought a new computer after a decade of use from the old one.…
Why admitting your limits is what actually builds credibility
With dizzying changes coming in our profession, money discussions stay the same as they have always been.
I asked my sister the same question four times, and her irritation made me wonder whether I was ever looking for advice at all.
After years of hearing the same planning questions at industry events, I have started to wonder whether some midrise builders are planning a project or staying comfortable in the planning stage.
For years I felt uneasy by my portfolio career, until the pace of work changes made me realize that the word bothering me was never “none,” and that chasing mastery may be the riskier bet.
Why Indirect Approaches Win
Starting new semester, I share insights on teaching a design studio classes and why first-day jitters happen
Why the instinct to judge quickly, and to be judged quickly happens to designers?
The hidden layer of buidling permits that has nothing to do with your drawings, and why the developers who understand it move faster than the ones who don’t.
None of Them involve Design questions
When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out?
Turns out all renovation is not created equal
The architect’s fee proposal that did not win the project but ended on a high note – created the team of our biggest cheerleaders!
A vacation that went sideways taught me more about decision making than any project ever did.
Wildfire smoke and a family medical emergency reminded me the pandemic time
