WishingRock Studio

[...] there's no link between the design inspiration and the finished construction. One in 12 clients hires me to oversee construction because they don't understand the value. This story reveals how the [...]

[...] You probably think of architects as creative types. You see them as die-hard professionals constantly redefining normal, pushing borders and thinking innovative, but you may not [...]

I often wonder if my architecture work matters. So much of what an architect does suffers mistranslation and loses design intent. By the time an idea [...]

[...] a builder from the competition. Service...product...ability, but every differentiation tactic involves the same strategy -- managing expectations and every client and partner will [...]

[...] How do builders want to be remembered? In the real estate service industry there are numerous ways to differentiate a builder from the competition. Service... [...]

[...] always answer questions with questions especially the most important question “how much do you charge?” Has this ever happened to you? Your architect interview is plodding along nicely. [...]

[...] a copyright? Actually your architect is accepting the responsibility required of ethical design professionals -- protecting you! [...]

[...] weather and which line is truly the slowest at Target. So despite needing to finish a set of construction docs this evening, I paused to answer an aspiring architects questions about architects and [...]

[...] what it should be rather than clarify what it is. Unless a client hires the architect to monitor construction there's no link between the design inspiration and the finished construction. One in 12 [...]

[...] practice rules that unlicensed professionals may not. Have you ever seen an unfinished construction document labeled with a disclaimer “not for construction”. Did you wonder if the [...]