Architect Blog

Good CDs is the Most Important Thing

Good CDs is the Most Important Thing is about this custom house Architect’s philosophy for providing the best design services possible.  CDs= CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. Do not be swayed by other entities’ fancy words and imagery and other shenanigans. Why:  It all comes down to: did the Architect create excellent documents that are well-coordinated.  And do […]
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Real Estate Brokers: why they are worth it

Real Estate Brokers: why they are worth it is about how Real Estate Brokers are worth their weight in gold. It’s also about some suggested rules to follow in order to help you obtain the best result in the least time for the best price, and to have your Real Estate Broker’s time best spent […]
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Mansion Bed

Mansion Bed is about this Architect designing and personally building a special large-scale built-in bed in his own family’s home. This is the final result (above).   And what follows is how it was done. Starting with the Architect’s AutoCad drawings, too-scale, based on the room into which it was to be located: The Architect […]
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Cobblestone and Brick Walkway

Cobblestone and Brick Walkway is about an Architect’s experience with putting in this specialized type of walkway. Above is the end result. In this particular photo, there are also several other materials and features, such as tan colored concrete 12x8x2 pavers in the foreground, and that again, stacked to make vertical pedestals, forming an entry […]
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US Banking System is OK

Although the media news outlets are screaming The Sky Is Falling, nothing could be further from the truth. Media are crying about 3 failed banks so far in 2023.  Well, what they’re not telling you is that so far in this century, anywhere from 4 to 12 failed a banks a year is normal and […]
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What Do Architects Do?

What Do Architects Do? is an explanation of what Architects do from a licensed Architectural firm.     Many lay people seem to think that all an Architect does is draw a Floor Plan.  This is a misconception.  The floor plan is only about 1.6% (less than 2%) of a licensed Architect’s task in designing […]
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Bank Failures are common

Bank Failures are common is about how the current media frenzy over a couple of recent bank failures is NOT cause for undo alarm.  This is normal, every year. If you logon to the FDIC website here: https://www.fdic.gov/resources/resolutions/bank-failures/failed-bank-list/ you will see that so far in this century, there have been dozens of bank failures.  It […]
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