Poor Construction Bugs Me!

Part of an Architect's Scope of Services usually includes Construction Administration, which is the monitoring activities and question-and-answer sessions while a project is being built by the general contractor (the builder).  The owners who will move into the project are seeing their house/building/hotel etc. rise up and it is usually an exciting time for them.  For [...]

By |2020-05-12T13:51:15-05:00December 8th, 2014|Architecture, Buildings, Hiring an Architect|0 Comments

I Told You So!

I knew it!  Good architecture and design can equate to better health after all.  I read this report written by H. C. Dreiling for Architect Magazine this morning and had one of those "yep totally makes sense" type of moments.  The medical community in alliance with architects from the American Institute of Architects recently met and [...]

By |2020-05-12T14:03:04-05:00August 18th, 2014|Architecture, Hiring an Architect, Inspiration|0 Comments

Questions to Ask Your Architect (to get to know them)

The architectural design process isn't a dark art or an overnight hit (unlike that cool YouTube video, you know, that one that got 975,232 hits then disappeared).   The design process is a fun, imaginative, and productive process that can take some time depending on the size and complexity of the project in question. [...]

Desirability

The Lake Highlands area of Dallas has numerous mid-century modern houses scattered around among the builder spec homes.  Dallas' Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Oak Cliff and several other areas are similar.  One common denominator I see spanning these areas is when one of the modern, contemporary, or mid-century houses come up for sale you hardly [...]

By |2020-05-12T14:20:50-05:00May 27th, 2014|Hiring an Architect|0 Comments
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