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Whatever you do, don't wander around forever thinking 'I could've been an architect!' with some dreamy notion of what that is. In other words, don't make dreams out of words. You have real skills and ...

Perhaps with global warming and the recession too, people are again rather scared of the future and seek solace in a safer past. An image of the past as something contained in the individual's imagina ...

I do not see any Google list or Danish list of technical collaborations, I have not seen this forum till yesterday, just 1 minute. Is rare.

Well, I'd like meet with some representative of USA and ...

djswan... I think you'll find the 'least' intelligent is quite as rare as the 'most' intelligent. The vast majority lies in between.
Touche Cool

The great myth is that architects work as lone creators and that what they can - or can't - achieve in architecture is within their grasp, if only they learn how to get it right. The reality comes dow ...

P.S. Here's a site that's recently been set up in the UK covering broadly similar ground: http://www.bestbuildings.co.uk/
I'm not suggesting it's better or worse than yours... simply it might be usef ...

Hi. I hadn't noticed this thread before for some reason... An intriguing scope of works and locations! I've bookmarked the site for further investigation. Thanks for posting.

This appears on the home page, in bold letters:

Live. Work. Sleep. Dream.

It has the appearance of something wishing to claim simple profundity. However, I see problems with it:
Firstly, there ...

I lived there as a student. Now I live on the 'other side' heh.
I may be over at the festival sometime... at the weekend possibly or the following Friday...
Camera Obscura the building or the band?

Hi Simon
Oooh... the possibilities!!
Anyway, the example on your website looks to me like a photograph of an architectural model. Perhaps a little more explanation on your web page of what one is ac ...

I'll leave the distinctions between 'interior architect' and 'interior designer' to others, because in the UK - where I'm based - there is no such distinction although I could, of course, hazard a gue ...

"Critical Architecture or Comfort Architecture. What comes first?"

I think the trick to balancing the responsiveness/homogeneity quality you suggest lies in that infinite subtlety which identifies all people as 'basically the same' - a crying child in Africa is a cry ...

If I understand you correctly, your 'quiet' side is on the 'urban, commercial' side and your 'loud' side is on the 'residential' side???
Assuming I've got that the wrong way around or... is there a r ...

Most architects probably earn more than most fine artists. Most architects earn less than most corporate lawyers.
It depends what your values are and what you focus on, no matter what your job title ...

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Topic: From Carpenter and EMS to Architect?
solidred Replies: 4 Views: 360	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:14 pm Subject: From Carpenter and EMS to Architect?
solidred Replies: 4 Views: 360	Whatever you do, don't wander around forever thinking 'I could've been an architect!' with some dreamy notion of what that is. In other words, don't make dreams out of words. You have real skills and ...
Topic: 2009 Stirling Prize - Modern design vs. traditionalism
solidred Replies: 13 Views: 1330	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:55 am Subject: 2009 Stirling Prize - Modern design vs. traditionalism
solidred Replies: 13 Views: 1330	Perhaps with global warming and the recession too, people are again rather scared of the future and seek solace in a safer past. An image of the past as something contained in the individual's imagina ...
Topic: standardised architecture
solidred Replies: 223 Views: 45089	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:44 pm Subject: Re: for tuesday
solidred Replies: 223 Views: 45089	I do not see any Google list or Danish list of technical collaborations, I have not seen this forum till yesterday, just 1 minute. Is rare. Well, I'd like meet with some representative of USA and ...
Topic: [Question] What is your greatest challenge when designing...
solidred Replies: 14 Views: 2378	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:24 pm Subject: [Question] What is your greatest challenge when designing...
solidred Replies: 14 Views: 2378	djswan... I think you'll find the 'least' intelligent is quite as rare as the 'most' intelligent. The vast majority lies in between. Touche
Topic: [Question] What is your greatest challenge when designing...
solidred Replies: 14 Views: 2378	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:49 pm Subject: [Question] What is your greatest challenge when designing...
solidred Replies: 14 Views: 2378	The great myth is that architects work as lone creators and that what they can - or can't - achieve in architecture is within their grasp, if only they learn how to get it right. The reality comes dow ...
Topic: new website would love feedback
solidred Replies: 8 Views: 1981	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:28 pm Subject: new website would love feedback
solidred Replies: 8 Views: 1981	P.S. Here's a site that's recently been set up in the UK covering broadly similar ground: http://www.bestbuildings.co.uk/ I'm not suggesting it's better or worse than yours... simply it might be usef ...
Topic: House of Senses
solidred Replies: 9 Views: 1596	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:18 am Subject: House of Senses
solidred Replies: 9 Views: 1596	Hi. I hadn't noticed this thread before for some reason... An intriguing scope of works and locations! I've bookmarked the site for further investigation. Thanks for posting.
Topic: new website would love feedback
solidred Replies: 8 Views: 1981	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:05 pm Subject: new website would love feedback
solidred Replies: 8 Views: 1981	This appears on the home page, in bold letters: Live. Work. Sleep. Dream. It has the appearance of something wishing to claim simple profundity. However, I see problems with it: Firstly, there ...
Topic: Digital Holograms for use in Architecture
solidred Replies: 3 Views: 990	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:26 pm Subject: Digital Holograms for use in Architecture
solidred Replies: 3 Views: 990	I lived there as a student. Now I live on the 'other side' heh. I may be over at the festival sometime... at the weekend possibly or the following Friday... Camera Obscura the building or the band?
Topic: Digital Holograms for use in Architecture
solidred Replies: 3 Views: 990	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:27 am Subject: Digital Holograms for use in Architecture
solidred Replies: 3 Views: 990	Hi Simon Oooh... the possibilities!! Anyway, the example on your website looks to me like a photograph of an architectural model. Perhaps a little more explanation on your web page of what one is ac ...
Topic: PLEASE HELP! INFO NEEDED: ARCHITECT VS INTERIOR ARCHITECT??
solidred Replies: 1 Views: 829	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:35 am Subject: PLEASE HELP! INFO NEEDED: ARCHITECT VS INTERIOR ARCHITECT??
solidred Replies: 1 Views: 829	I'll leave the distinctions between 'interior architect' and 'interior designer' to others, because in the UK - where I'm based - there is no such distinction although I could, of course, hazard a gue ...
Topic: issues in architecture
solidred Replies: 3 Views: 1131	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:56 pm Subject: issues in architecture
solidred Replies: 3 Views: 1131	"Critical Architecture or Comfort Architecture. What comes first?"
Topic: standardised architecture
solidred Replies: 223 Views: 45089	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:19 pm Subject: standardised architecture
solidred Replies: 223 Views: 45089	I think the trick to balancing the responsiveness/homogeneity quality you suggest lies in that infinite subtlety which identifies all people as 'basically the same' - a crying child in Africa is a cry ...
Topic: Lingering Question
solidred Replies: 16 Views: 4789	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:04 pm Subject: Lingering Question
solidred Replies: 16 Views: 4789	If I understand you correctly, your 'quiet' side is on the 'urban, commercial' side and your 'loud' side is on the 'residential' side??? Assuming I've got that the wrong way around or... is there a r ...
Topic: RICH ARCHITECTS???
solidred Replies: 22 Views: 20091	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:04 pm Subject: RICH ARCHITECTS???
solidred Replies: 22 Views: 20091	Most architects probably earn more than most fine artists. Most architects earn less than most corporate lawyers. It depends what your values are and what you focus on, no matter what your job title ...