The Last Architect?
Indeed, the attempt to live according to the notion that the fragments are really separate is, in essence, what has led to the growing series of extremely urgent crises that is confronting us today....
View Article107 Reasons Why You, Architect, Matter
We’re often asked to imagine life without people, life without buildings, even life without oil. But how about a world without architects? That’s not so hard to imagine. It’s easy if you’re...
View ArticleBecome a Life Change Architect
Fall is near, school’s back in session. You can feel it in the air. Studio Assignment #1: Apply the skills you acquired in becoming an architect to design a way out of this mess. Finding a job – or...
View Article62 Reasons to be Optimistic (and 18 to still be Pessimistic)
Not since my post from last year 32 Things to be Optimistic About Right Now have I tackled this subject head-on. It’s about time. That’s not to say I have avoided it altogether. I have addressed the...
View ArticleArchitects 2Zebras Celebrates 2Years
Looking back, 2010 was a pretty amazing year for Architects 2Zebras. The 81 Reasons Why There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be an Architect post immediately went viral, reposted on dozens of sites...
View ArticleThe Gifts of a Son of an Architect
Before having kids I decided I was neither going to push them in the direction of architecture nor, if they showed interest at any time, discourage them from pursuing it as a career. I’d wait for them...
View ArticleA Lifeline for a Profession Adrift
Using books as floatation devices is nothing new. Cradle to Cradle, subtitled Remaking the Way We Make Things, is printed on waterproof paper for this reason. Poetry anthologies served this purpose...
View ArticleArchitect 2Tweets
Here are some of my Tweets that had the most impact from May 19-22 2011, all 140 characters or less. Architect- and Architecture-related Tweets that my followers on Twitter have shared with their...
View ArticleArchitect 2Tweets – The Week in Tweets
Here are some of my architect and architecture-related Tweets that my followers on Twitter have shared with their followers (retweeted or RT in Twitter parlance.) Take a look. Click on the links to...
View ArticleWhat’s the Hardest Thing You’ve Had to Do as an Architect?
What’s the hardest thing you’ve had to do as an architect? Some might say it was taking (or retaking) the licensing exam. For others, it was the late-nighters before a major deadline when nerves were...
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