Great Recession Survival Tactics for Generation Y Architects: Become the BIM...
Remember when I mentioned that my plan for 2013 was to write about a whole variety of issues and topics, both here at Shoegnome and elsewhere? Well here’s a piece I wrote for the new AIA CRAN Chronicle...
View ArticleGet on the Collaboration Bus. Or Quit. I don’t care which.
The Generation Y Architect In February 2012, during a session at the AIA Minnesota Leadership Forum, I discovered that I am a stereotype. Painfully so. I am Generation Y. In a room with fifteen...
View ArticleTen Years Later, summer internships aren’t what they once were
I’ve seen into the Chasm. It’s beautiful, ambitious, and not the architectural graduates of times past. Back in January I had coffee with two students from the University of Minnesota that I’m...
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First Memories, AutoCAD version 2.5, and 3D Studio R4
I’ve been using ArchiCAD since 2006. Over 7 years now… kind of surreal and surprising. I first modeled in 3D on a computer back in 1994. I was 13 and my older brother acquired a copy of 3D Studio R4...
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What kind of Architect are you?
I talk with a lot of architects, interns, and people who studied architecture but went in different and/or non-traditional directions. There is a particular type of architect that comes up again and...
View ArticleThe Number One Reason for designers to learn BIM
Okay so perhaps if you’re 100% going to retire in the next few years this doesn’t apply to you. But if you plan on working for sometime yet, you need to get with the latest technology, you need to...
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Generation Y Unfolding – DesignIntelligence Article
In addition to all the posts on Shoegnome and BIM Engine, I’ve had the pleasure to write for some other venues this year (both print and digital). I’m proud of all of those articles, but there are two...
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Starting an Architecture Firm? Let’s Discuss Software and Hardware Costs
Priorities in the 21st Century Architecture Office When starting an architecture firm, you are confronted with a lot of expenses. How do you prioritize or justify where to spend your money? For the...
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Generation Y isn’t Unhappy, we’re just really Stressed
A Familiar Tale An article that is spreading on Facebook has my ire up. There are some good points in that article and it’s worth a read, however…we have heard this all before. Generation Y is a bunch...
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My Computer Never Forgets My Birthday
Lovers and Haters Gonna Say the Same Thing Two opposing comments in response to my article “Generation Y isn’t Unhappy, we’re just really Stressed” pointed to a common theme. One was my favorite...
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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 are so...
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Guest Blogger Alicia Liebel Berg: What Emerging Architects are about to inherit
In 2033 Architects will be the enforcers and applicators of ever evolving performance metrics. Their clients will oblige them to repetitively defend the competency and thoroughness of project...
View ArticleWant 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. In one sense it’s a bit of an existential problem...
View ArticleGreat Recession Survival Tactics for Generation Y Architects: Become the BIM...
Remember when I mentioned that my plan for 2013 was to write about a whole variety of issues and topics, both here at Shoegnome and elsewhere? Well here’s a piece I wrote for the new AIA CRAN Chronicle...
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