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The Digital Transformation of CRAN

The latest edition of the AIA CRAN Chronicle has just been released. Once again I’ve written an article. In it I talk about how I became involved with the AIA Custom Residential Architects Network and...

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How many Architects had I met prior to applying to Architecture School?

How many architects had I met prior to applying to architecture school? I love this question because it has an insane answer: An architect came to my first grade class. For whatever reason, this...

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A pretty girl, a model, and an architecture student

In late October 2015 I was working on a small renovation and pulled out my favorite architect’s scale. I realized it’d been years since I last used the scale, so I took a picture and posted it on the...

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I want this.

February 29th, 2016—depending on how pedantic you are—was either the 1st anniversary of Shoegnome becoming my full time job, the 4th anniversary of Shoegnome becoming my full time job, the 2,059th day...

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I feel Guilty because it’s Fun and Easy

Imagine it’s early January when I started writing this post, rather than early September when I finally finished it. It’s been a busy year tackling this issue. It was a tough week for me. Not because...

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Private Moments with (the work of) Rem Koolhaas

In 2017 when you want to visit any building, public or private, designed by a world-renowned architect, all that is needed is Google and a basic knowledge of what you are after. Seconds after typing in...

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Two Burned Projects

Last spring I put out proposals to two prospective clients who needed an architect because of fire damage. One was a detached accessory dwelling unit (backyard cottage) that was replacing a garage that...

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Quantum Superposition: Schrödinger’s Architect

You are probably familiar with Schrödinger’s Cat: a thought experiment used to challenge/highlight the absurdity of quantum mechanics in which a cat is both alive and dead until it is observed. As I...

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Shoegnome is ready to Grow

Shoegnome Architects is looking for freelancers and maybe full time employees. The post Shoegnome is ready to Grow appeared first on Shoegnome Architects.

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