This is a bit of a follow-up to the post & comment on: What jobs as well as architects are asked to do work for free (which incidentally got a great response from a whole host of other professions) and Read More …
I’ve gone through this a million times but it’s important to reiterate it again. Why an architect should never design what the client asks for… In a similar vein to the saying “Don’t keep a dog and bark yourself”, interestingly Read More …
I am constantly amazed about the requests for about whether I’ll do some work for free and it got me to thinking about what other jobs receive similar requests for do work for free. I guess graphic or web designers Read More …
A wonder what the plural of planning applications is? Well I’m calling them a flurry and we’ve had 3 granted in same week this week. Below is a summary of each project together with the accompanying YouTube animation: 1. Contemporary Read More …
A little bit like Scouting badges, I’ve just received the latest one from the RIAI as an architectural practice accredited in conservation (badge below): You can read more about these new RIAI marks HERE There’s a few more badges still Read More …
We’ve all heard that nursing is the caring profession but no one really expects that being a residential architect is in fact the true caring job! I’ve written before about how personal the work is when working as a residential Read More …
There’s always the dilemma with extending an existing property over whether the extension should match the existing or contrast with it. How does the architect decide? Which is best? The answer invariably comes from the client; it is their personal Read More …
The image below (and it’s been on the home page for a while now) was used to illustrate ‘The art of building a house in the countryside’ in Self Build & Improve Your Home magazine. I’ll also pop it into Read More …
It’s funny how you get a flurry of potential project inquiries in specific areas when you already have a job in that area or you’re posting images/blogging about it. At the moment I’m currently working out of my native county Read More …
A quickie update on the glazed section on a rural house we’re working on in Mayo: The design concept has been discussed briefly as one of the ‘Sun tracking Designs and variations in the story’ and this one has a Read More …
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