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Architects & Contractors Enlist CUSTOM Architectural Services Team to Recommend Best Systems

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Every day, I assist architects and designers to understand these shifts and ensure that their client’s expectations, as well as the needs of the jobsite, are met with the correct products and installation methods. The structural engineer had designed the frame to hold only 13 lbs. of tile assembly per square foot.

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Residential Deconstruction versus Demolition | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Despite the fact that we are going to seek LEED for Homes certification for our project (where deconstruction is preferable to demolition), there are benefits to every residential home owner who is planning on building a new house on a site where a house currently exists. A proper Design process that you follow or that must be followed.

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The Costs Associated with becoming an Architect | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

In 2012, the Texas Society of Architects agreed to put together a task force to examine the Architectural Licensing Exam (ARE) and the Intern Development Program (IDP) process and propose changes for a simpler, more efficient system. It is not (and should not try to be) an endorsement of your superior design skills.

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Architects and the AIA | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I asked my business partner Michael Malone to contribute to this post since he has been very active in our state component of the American Institute of Architects – the Texas Society of Architects. It is also especially gratifying to see people who care so deeply about the quality of design involved in our professional organization.

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KHouse Modern Progress Update | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Our owner is crazy awesome in that he really cares about the design process and keeps asking questions that pushes the design and invariably causes changes. This rendered site plan still shows the vegetative roof – something that we were pursuing since this will be a LEED for Homes certified project.