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The 31 Best Residential Design Blogs Featuring Awesome Cement Tile (A Definitive List For Encaustic Tile Enthusiasts)

Granada Tile

As I’m sure you know, in the last few years, cement tiles have grown in popularity not only for their beauty but also for the durability and easy care that’s long made them a popular decorative element in the piazzas, public buildings and cafes of Europe, South American, North Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

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The Finalists – 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

Life of an Architect

While most of the judges are not architecturally trained, even they could spot a design that had scale issues. We both work at large architectural practices on international projects, but enjoy the challenge of designing small, community-based projects. I enjoy all kinds of architectural competitions, be it large or small.

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2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

Life of an Architect

The Autumn Cottage Designer : Christiaan Luijk – (Cape Town, South Africa) Bio : I studied Architecture at Cape Town University 5 years ago. The White Owl’s Den Designer : Nicollo Abe (Ontario, Canada) Bio : I’m currently a student at Sheridan College, attending my third year of the Architectural Technology program.

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Privacy, Architecture and the Internet | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Part of the reason I wanted to introduce the topic of privacy, architecture, and the internet was I received a negative comment on my site earlier this week and it really got under my skin – not really sure why, it was an ignorant comment. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect?

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2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

Life of an Architect

Dr. Michael Gross – architecture fan, and life saver. in no particular order) The Reading Room Designer : Tyler Murph – Dallas, Texas, USA Bio : Born and raised Dallasite, practicing architecture/design for 16 years, UTA graduate, doing higher education work now but have done corporate, K-12, multifamily, and religious architecture.

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The Finalists – 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

Life of an Architect

The judges for this round consisted of: Brad Oldham and Chrity Coltrin – Brad Oldham is sculptor based out of Dallas, Texas but has projects all over the world. Andrew Hawkins – past President of AIA Brazos Chapter, and the owner of Hawkins Architecture – a very successful firm based in College Station, Texas.

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Should I be an Architect? | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Bob Borson — February 10, 2014 — 49 Comments The last several years have been hard on the architectural profession. This could be almost anything within the field of architecture – it doesn’t necessarily stick to one thing. Get yourself an architectural blog and that number will grow to 10 Million times.