Granada Tile

JUNE 27, 2018

If you’re a connoisseur of stunning interiors looking for a list of interior design blogs featuring beautiful cement tile images, practical advice on installing and incorporating cement tiles into residential and commercial projects and insightful tips on how to make the most of this popular material, you’ve come to the right place.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 23, 2017

On Saturday, April 22nd – 6 highly focused and dedicated judges walked into my home with the task of selecting the winners of the 6th Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition. The Autumn Cottage Designer : Christiaan Luijk – (Cape Town, South Africa) Bio : I studied Architecture at Cape Town University 5 years ago.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 16, 2017

The 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition had its first round of judging last Friday – and it was probably the most difficult process we’ve experienced so far. We had over 1,100 registrations representing 85 different countries – and the overall quality of the designs is also improving.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 3, 2015

On Friday, May 1st – 6 highly focused and dedicated judges walked in to my home with the monumental task of selecting the winners of the 4th Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition. So it is with great pleasure that I am announcing the 2014 4th Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competitions Winners!! (

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 26, 2015

The Finalists – 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition … there are a lot of people from around the planet who are anxiously awaiting these results. 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.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Let’s start with “ The Plans “ The plans above are the only full plans I have ever put on this site that were designed for a specific client. Unless I get permission from the client, I won’t publish their plans on this site – regardless of the fact that we technically own the design.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Fast forward 20+ years and here I am today; a partner in a terrific firm, a previous AIA “Young Architect of the Year” recipient, projects in my portfolio that I am proud of creating, leadership positions in my professional organization (Dallas Chapter American Institute of Architects and the Texas Society of Architects).

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