Want to call yourself an Architect? Just get licensed
Over the past few months we've all been talking about people calling themselves architects. This is a very sensitive subject for so many reasons.
The Scorpion and the Toad: being a freelance architect
I love the story of the Scorpion and the Toad. I sympathize with both animals. I am both animals.
My license says I’m an architect. Why do I still feel like an intern?
Oh the first world problems I have. Being a young architect can be a hard slog. Does a license change anything? Or is it just a worldview I lack?
Sometimes I wonder if I’m the Bad Guy
Now that I look back on it, if that guy wanted to, he could have seriously injured me with one swing of his giant fist. That would have be hard to explain to my wife.
Bigger Pond, Bigger Fish: how high school taught me to fight
No one gives a shit about you. Not until you give them a reason to. The pond is so big. The fish are so plentiful. The Internet connects all the fish, and all the ponds. And many of the fish
Dear Architecture Firm: why isn’t your intern on your website?
I have a mental checklist that I measure against all architecture firms that I know. The checklist comes out at different times. When I look at their websites; when I read bios on LinkedIn; when I'm connecting with them on
The Architect’s Greatest Fear: The Usurper
What is the number one problem plaguing architects? What is their greatest fear? The Usurper.
You’re just a lowly BIM Manager and you’ve got no goals
I wish I had been there when he said to my friend that all I ever wanted to be was a BIM Manager. What a misunderstanding of me and the role of a BIM Manager.
Guest Blogger Jeremiah Gammond: What’s in a Name?
Nurse, doctor, mechanic, carpenter, lawyer, prostitute