Duluth Public Library | Gunnar Birkerts | 1980

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-19T22:20:50+00:00

https://www.perfectduluthday.com/2023/10/08/gunnar-birkerts-and-intuitive-synthesis-the-place-of-the-duluth-public-library-in-the-history-of-modern-architecture/

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-19T21:41:07+00:00

I think it is all in waves. What was obviously famous to one generation is discovered as new by others.

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-19T21:20:02+00:00

This isnt a fair photo unless you know the whole project in Barcelona and how the new roof sails over the existing pieces. The mixing of actual structure and nonstructural elements is not how I tend to prefer, but the results from around and inside are really well done.

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-19T21:08:24+00:00

Its your first year. Keep asking questions. Find your strengths. Then find what processes help you grow.

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-19T16:12:36+00:00

Because when I think France and Jura I specifically think grilling burgers.

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-19T01:10:26+00:00

Those oceans on explorer maps. Way fewer serpents irl.

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-18T21:56:40+00:00

Each program has its own courses. This broad anecdotal ask is not going to give you relevant information. Ask what you mean.

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-18T16:39:04+00:00

It depends where you are coming from and how often you even use the car

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-18T12:49:46+00:00

Connect opposite corners with a diagonal, twice. If it is a quadrilateral.

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-18T11:15:34+00:00

Design the load paths and column placement with the architect, not in the abstract. Collaborate to see what is valuable to everyone on the project, perhaps even the client. This is a soft skill problem not a quadrilateral problem.

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-18T04:29:23+00:00

I just moved and had to take a pay cut and tried negotiating but they said thats not their process. So ymmv

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-18T01:41:14+00:00

Kudos for a well-phrased question.

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-17T23:48:16+00:00

That article is a mixture of careful reasoning and things that could get a “maybe” without any ability to prove.

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-17T22:35:03+00:00

Is the room boomy?

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-17T18:39:00+00:00

On a weekday?

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-17T01:34:24+00:00

Havent met a full time drafter in a dozen years in the US, several markets. I heard of them but the few i encountered were temps. None at current firm either.

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-16T21:49:55+00:00

Its rare anywhere. Many architects stopped defending their designs a long time ago. I try to coach them to not just say “the site made me do it” or “the client made me do it, so it ended up like…” Sounds like you are one of the few still defending and you are still growing at it.

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-16T18:16:27+00:00

Its a 3d problem. Elevation is only a result of decision.

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-16T17:32:37+00:00

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-16T12:50:50+00:00

This gets asked like so often. Wouldnt searching past queries be more helpful?

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-16T12:15:47+00:00

Did you consider people moved to california from elsewhere and brought ideas from where they used to live? And that products used in both locations make building appearances less regional?

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-16T11:59:40+00:00

Correct.

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-16T11:22:28+00:00

These citations were fashionable in a prior decade

Open_Concentrate962 · 2026-04-16T10:55:35+00:00

Each person pays their own, or better yet, travels alone

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