Life of an Architect

JUNE 5, 2017

From an architectural standpoint, the pass-thru space to the right of the front door isn’t just for visual architectural trickery. While I returned back to Dallas on Saturday, they are still there to coordinate some final moving parts. This is actually the view out the main window towards the lake.

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Trendir Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

House by Adam KalkinArchitect Adam Kalkin is mostly known for his modern shipping container home designs that are so innovative and stylish, they could easily become the poster homes for cargotecture (a term coined for shipping container architecture). Containers of Hope by Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture. Aqua Container Home.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MARCH 1, 2019

“Clean and simple is one of the biggest trends in window treatments, like pairing treatments for coverage with simple side panels just to give that pop of color and texture to make a statement in the room,” says Shane Aidala, Marketing Director at Gotcha Covered. Regarding colors, Aidala says brown remains a staple color for treatments.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 15, 2016

We went through what seems like a ton of different options and while this is actually a long story to get where we are, the client basically went with the top mortar color. I took this picture because of the red steel pipe columns They are red because that’s the primer color that comes with the steel that keeps them from rusting.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 5, 2020

Over the course of the presentation, key strategies will be outlined on how to blur the lines between architecture, interior design and branding to create truly extraordinary experiences. Doing so in new product manufacturing allows conscientious designers to specify products that can directly help reduce ocean plastic.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MARCH 8, 2019

The top 10 cities, in order, are Baltimore, Washington DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Columbus OH, Cincinnati, Detroit, New York, San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose and Dallas/Fort Worth. For example, they tend to leave fecal spots on your mattress, walls, and upholstery (ranging in color from red to reddish brown).

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Yes, it’s painful to spend up to $1000 an opening but I know I’m getting a quality triple pane product from a reputable national brand that will last 50 years + like the windows I’m replacing. –even if you guess the right product, you then have to guess the right color. BTW I do live in Minnesota.)

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 27, 2014

The short description is that the site had to be cleared (architectural speak for scraping the dirt and landscaping away as needed), the piers have been drilled (holes dug into the ground down to rock which will be filled with concrete and rebar) and formwork is getting set. If Dallas had a rainy season, we would be in it.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 15, 2014

My career is more stable Well, at least as stable as a job in the architectural profession can be. And as I get older I feel less need to give advice and have control so hair color becomes a moot point. I’m 54 and am going back to college to study architecture. Is this the goal of every working architect?

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Image Source: HB Dallas Home automation is an ever-expanding market that is growing by leaps and bounds. When an industry is increasing with such speed, it is a challenge for the average consumer to keep up with new developments and sort through the growing offerings of products. Home automation is projected to be a $21.6

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Life of an Architect

JULY 17, 2016

I have had a metal roof on every single on of my playhouses – I think it makes these little buildings appear much more significant as a finished product. I used an integrally colored siding for this year’s playhouse so the plan was to get everything built and painted prior to installing the siding.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The Runners Up 2900 West Dallas Villas at River Oaks AMLI River Oaks Post 510 AMLI City Vista Westheimer Apartments Midtown Several years of a bullish local economy have helped lead to large investments and substantial revitalization in Midtown. A WaterWorks pool, juice bar and fitness studio are other property highlights.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 12, 2014

So when I was offered a new Bosch Tassimo T55 brewing system, and casually mentioned it to the people sitting around me, they said I might “accidentally” fall on the sharp end of an architectural scale if I didn’t say yes. Isn’t the color green supposed to mean something like you’re a genius or something?

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 7, 2015

It took a lot of work and the involvement of some other very generous people, and I thought that I would take some time today to talk about how these awards got from a sketch into a final product that will hopefully be prominently and proudly displayed to the people who receive them as a token of my deep and sincere appreciation.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Architectural concept sketches, construction details, construction photos … these are the sorts of posts that are both my most favorite, and least favorite, to put together. Can I just tell you how spoiled we are here in Dallas with the masons available to us? We used ípe wood for the trellis slats due to its durability.We

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Life of an Architect

JULY 12, 2015

I rarely get to see my own playhouses in the backyard of the winning raffle ticket holder, so this is my way of getting to see the finished product in the environment where it was intended … not in a shopping mall. You can also paint in over and over again should you want to introduce some color in to the interior.

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