Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JUNE 14, 2019

These are the most popular paint hues in eight cities across the U.S. Red, white and blue colors best represent Dallas,” Yeo says. Nashville also embraces colors from the Benjamin Moore Historical Collection, which was inspired by 18 th – and 19th-century architecture,” Yeo says. Benjamin Moore: Simply White. Los Angeles.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JUNE 17, 2019

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX: $14,580. For those who wonder how much it costs to sell your house and want all the details, here is the $6,570 in home improvements, broken down by category: Exterior painting: $2,600. Interior painting: $1,245. Here’s a list of average closing costs throughout the U.S. New York, NY: $28,090.

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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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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

That means she allows for architectural excursions, while also allowing for more family centric activities and things where my daughter might have a higher tolerance level. Went on one this week; well worth the time for the anecdotes alone, let alone the architecture. Architectural (strictly for me ) 2.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Considering a bright paint job for your abode? Our friends over at Gardenista have you covered with the full spectrum of white paint color options. Most paints today come with a paint and primer in one, but be sure to talk with your local paint store to make sure you’re getting the right stuff.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 15, 2016

It’s called “rough in” because there’s aren’t any exposed finished pieces of plumbing exposed … this is all the hidden nasty bits that will be covered up with finished materials (like cabinets, tile, wood paneling, and painted sheet rock). No paint on these walls either.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

So far we have seen the bag contents from an architect, an architecture student, a dry wall contractor, and for today, we finally get to take a look at what’s exactly inside the bag of an interior designer. Today’s interior designer’s bag and contents: Courtney Price Dallas, Texas [ you can click on the image for a closer look] 1.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 21, 2015

And now I’m seeking an entry-level position or internship that will allow me to apply my considerable professional skills from Costa Rica while also becoming better acquainted with the architecture field in the United States. I have a degree in architecture from the University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica. I’m 32 years old.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 26, 2015

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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Life of an Architect

MAY 14, 2018

I have taken apart cabinets so they could be sanded, filled holes, chips and gouges, painted millwork, and installed new cabinet hardware. I have held the opinion for a long time that most architects like to cook and for me, becoming a chef was my backup plan if the architecture thing didn’t work out. You can email him here.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 6, 2014

We had unbelievable and fantastic participation this year – all of our participants submitted dynamic designs, which led to an incredibly competitive field of entries and as a result, we ended up with clever and exciting playhouses being built for the 19th annual Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses event. How old are you?

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 16, 2014

Thursday Tower of London Double Decker Bus ride Return to Dallas I should just point out that in this very last picture, I am actually in it … bottom left-hand corner. Paul’s is pretty good but so many people do it, the path is not very illuminating from an architectural point of view. Wednesday St. Michael B.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 26, 2016

Luckily, I apparently like to write informative architecturally charged blog posts in my spare time, because I’m going to show you how real floating shelves are done. This is a workspace currently under construction in one of my Dallas projects. The room is designed for one person to use and is 17′ long and 6′ wide.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

When I decided to select “My First Project” as a topic for this month’s ArchiTalks topic, I knew instantly which project I would choose to focus on – not because it’s so good, but because I had all sorts of attachments that I could refer to (which is an important consideration when writing an architectural blog).

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Life of an Architect

MAY 2, 2017

and she had the idea to have local artists paint the cornhole boards, used during the competition, and then auction those boards off at the end of the tournament to raise additional funds. That’s one good idea that keeps on delivering! … but back to my story about Audrey.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 29, 2014

I get to head out-of-town, see some amazing architecture, spend time in the company of (mostly) like-minded individuals, meet some new people, and spend time with old friends who I only seem to see during the national convention. I am SO looking forward to your architecture bucket list blog post!!!! I love this house.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 16, 2018

The weather here in Dallas was exceptionally nice this last weekend and I took the opportunity to drive around town checking in on a handful of projects we have under construction that don’t normally receive (for one reason or another) much screen time here on the site.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 21, 2018

Last week I spent a frigid couple of days in the far northern part of Wisconsin with Poul Ober , an architectural photographer, so that we could get professional images captured of the modern cabin I wrapped up in this area earlier this year. ″ thick rigid insulation boards painted black.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 7, 2017

Years ago, and while I was with my last firm, an article was published in ‘Columns’ (our Dallas AIA quarterly published magazine) that painted me in a particular light. The image above is a screen grab and I’ve highlighted the portion where I was mentioned … which I have conveniently enlarged for you just below.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

d in labor each would have furred those ceilings to a much more humane 96″ cleing height–which would be more than offset by the savings in drywall and paint. In Dallas there is a HUGE spec home market and we compete against them for clients. I suspect it keeps the dirty stuff out of the sink during the small (ha!)

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Life of an Architect

MAY 18, 2014

My heartfelt thanks go out to all that participated, and congratulations are in order to the following designers: Designer : Zarina Ateig – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Bio : I’m a recent architecture and project management graduate from Toronto, who moved half way across the world looking for an awesome job. ” a lot.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Since architects – dating way back to the long hours spent in the architecture studio in college – listen to music while they work, today we are going to answer the question: What are the 5 albums you would take with you on this deserted island? The music of Sibelius was also identified with that movement.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 17, 2016

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. Next trip to the job site, all the standing seam G90 metal roofing panels were installed, and all the exterior trim boards and rafters had been painted. Pretty slick, right?

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Quite honestly, there isn’t a typical answer to this question so, in an effort to paint a picture of what you could expect when imagining your life as me ( admit it … who hasn’t done that?!?) 4:00pm There is another project I recently started – a new house here in the Dallas, in an area called Preston Hollow.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 7, 2015

The site falls off fairly steeply towards the back … well, it’s steep for Dallas, Texas. In case you haven’t heard, we have received biblical levels of water here in Dallas this year. There is painting going on so all the floors are being covered up with protective paper and plastic. Growing the alley.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

So now that I’ve thrown caution to the wind – and the site has experienced inexplicable growth and visibility – I have started to think more and more about the responsibility I have to the architectural profession about how I carry myself online. No pressure … uhm, have you met me? So I like your style!

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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. To this day, I still feel like I’m missing out on something.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 25, 2015

The painting above – ‘Musician and Cat’ – is hanging on a wall in my home and whenever I look at it, it makes me happy and honestly, that’s the kind of art I want. ” – type friend, maybe a “ How are you doing even thought I don’t really care to hear your answer ” type friend.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 12, 2015

This year I went back to lining the interiors in comatose – a recycled pressed paper product that anyone who went to architecture school is familiar. You can also paint in over and over again should you want to introduce some color in to the interior. But I notice these things, and so do the people who build them.

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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

DECEMBER 7, 2015

In all, there are 36 awards to be distributed – 28 to the Finalists of the 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition , and 1 apiece to Dallas CASA, Humanetics, and to the contractors who built this year’s winning playhouses. If you consider yourself a designer, you should design everything.

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