Dear Svehn, We need to talk. I’ve been working as your intern architect for 5 weeks now and I’ve been noticing this very disturbing trend. You see, the longer I work for you, the more I feel like things are… off. I’ve been asking around to my other friends and they inform me that things are not normal. 1. … Read More
Survivalist Architecture
It’s no secret that we’re an apocalypse obsessed culture. The building industry at-large has done a relatively effective job focusing on the threat of climate change, but there are a variety of worst-case scenarios that a holistic approach to sustainability will better prepare the general public to survive. . Whether the apocalypse du jour involves the arrival of peak oil, … Read More
Procrastination (and the A.R.E.) can wait
There are many hurdles in the path of becoming an architect, the ones they don’t tell you about: sleep deprivation, having to learn Starbucks lingo, having to learn the lingo of the coffee shop you swear is better than Starbucks, even though you secretly want a Frappuccino, becoming opinionated about pens. And the ones they do: a professional degree, completing … Read More