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How Your Church Can Say "Welcome"

Download the Sheet Metal Design Guide

The Sheet Metal Design Guide is for engineers who design in sheet metal that are looking for the latest techniques and best practices.

This Funky Madrid Home Is Brimming with Student Apartment Design Ideas

An architecture firm rethinks the standard gray-on-gray-on-gray college dwelling

What to Look for Before Hiring a Contractor

Learn about the right questions to ask when hiring a contractor and important things to look for before starting a project.

Self-Healing Asphalt Could Change Your Driving Experience [VIDEO]

Could potholes go the way of the Ford Pinto? Engineering professor Erik Schlangen may have created a way to make that happen with self-healing asphalt.

9 Reasons to Become an Architect

Making the decision to pursue architecture is not easy. Often, young students think that they have to be particularly talented at drawing, or have...

Work/Life... What an Architect Does

"You can't do a good job if your job is all you do." Work/Life: Work hard. Sure, I believe everyone should. But Play hard too!... It is true - much of my life is work.

Happiness and Being an Architect

Making the decision to be an architect is hard but making the decision to not be an architect might be even harder.

So, You Want to Be an Architect?

The NewSchool of Architecture & Design weighs in on how you should start building your portfolio now.

AIA presents 'Working with an Architect' followed by 'Ask an Architect'

Working with an ArchitectInterested in renovating or remodeling your home, but don’t know where to begin? Hear from residential architecture specialists about choosing an architect, navigating zoning and permit regulations, and avoiding costly surprises. Additional “Working with an Architect” seminar topics include: defining what you want to achieve in your home, finding out what resources are available to you, and understanding the six steps involved…

5 Reasons Your Architect Tells You No

Years of experience means your architect knows what is and isn't possible. If your architect tells you no, there's probably a good reason why.

My Architect Lied to Me!!! (his plans)

My Architect Lied to Me!!! (his plans did)I often hear stories of frustrated home owners, who are struggling with their experience in the design of their new home. One home owner in particular shared with me, “My architect lied to me.”This is the revalation that a client shared with me after spending a number of frustrating months working with another architect. He told me “I kept telling him (the other architect) what I wanted and he showed me drawings in response…

The Long and Winding Road to Becoming an Architect

Albert Lam shares his journey to becoming a licensed architect.

029: Architects Should Work Construction

If I have one regret during my college education is that I never worked on a construction site. Once I graduated from college, I went straight to work in an architectural office, drawing up all sor…

Every Child Is an Architect

When unstructured play becomes the norm, kids become builders, scientists, mathematicians and architects simply because they can!

Faces of Design: Life of an Architect

Borson committed himself to learning about how he could use the internet to connect his love of architecture to a broader group.