None of Them involve Design questions
Category: Architecture
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!
Wildfire smoke and a family medical emergency reminded me the pandemic time
Top 5 questions I received from my students for future career planning
What a strange looking building in my Toronto neighborhood taught me about which emergency gets to move fast and which one still has to prove itself.
As long as we are willing to change our perceptions about wood.
What small and mid-size builders should know before the incentives make the decision for them
Past OCAD University student’s advice on how she deals with design education: her design process, frustration, also the most essential how to: starting her design project.
Hint…it can be much more about design ideas.
Are you relying on your work to explain itself? Here’s how to create compelling presentations that resonate with your audience.
Mediocre Costs More: Why “Good Enough” Design Is the Most Expensive Decision in Mid-Rise Development
The design will just fit in.” It is one of the most common things said in early project meetings, and quietly one of the most expensive.
What a stranger’s offhand comment revealed about why designers and clients keep talking past each other
The questions architecture candidates ask me have not changed much over the years. What has changed is how much harder they have gotten to answer.
A potential client asked me last month the exact same question. Some conversations in this industry just keep repeating themselves.
What a 5-minute home office rendering taught me about design conviction
Building closer to subways sounds like progress, but it just creates more expensive housing in convenient locations.
What admission committees actually look for in architecture portfolios
And why your “perfect” artwork might be working against you.
Life Outside of Design Studio 