Featured Blog Posts – September 2010 Archive (49)

I find it interesting that so many libraries are created with historic architecture renovations. This makes sense in a kind of nostalgic way. Libraries are repertoires of history and information. Historic architecture has an uncanny ability to capture history in the sense that the building itself is an artifact. I think there's also the fact that a library produced from historic architecture is more authentic and…

In Doetinchem, Netherlands stands the new Amphion Theatre. Designed by Mecanoo Architecten, the new theater replaces the successful older one and has sand colored masonry gracefully strewn with…

Are you trying to find your first architecture job? Are you stuck writing the perfect cover letter to entice your future employers?

A misconception that most students have when they are seeking their first jobs in the design and construction field is that employers actually care about their individual…

Honeycomb restaurant was designed by SAKO Architects and is located in Shenzhen, China. Based on the idea that a restaurant externalizes ordinary eating and drinking behaviors for the purpose of enjoying food prepared by a skilled…

This last tip is the one that I know will receive the most eye-rolls yet it is the most effective career building tool. Informational interviews are the “wolf in sheep’s clothing” because it is an interview, however there is not the pressure of an immediate employment decision to be made. I’ll explain……

This is an intriguing house by Thomas Phifer + Partners. Titled the Long Island House, it seems to take on similar attributes to that of the ocean which it looks out toward. Each defined space is somewhat different in shape, but ultimately emanates from a fluid motion of form. Interesting that in plan you wouldn't know this free-form structure from a more minimal approach to home design; it reminds me that…

Robert Harvey Oshatz built a tree house in the forests of Portland, Oregon. Designed in 1997 and completed in 2004, the Wilkinson Residence is in perfect harmony with its surroundings. Built on a steep sloping lot, the living space…