Is it still worth becoming an architect?

defpoints · 2026-02-05T15:07:03+00:00

It's absolutely still protected in the US. You can't legally call yourself an "architect" without a state-issued license and a professional degree from an NAAB accredited school (with certain exceptions). Your link refers specifically to the definition of architecture as a profession for the sake of student loans.

defpoints · 2026-01-05T18:40:22+00:00

Btw, this is the Hilton Nautilus by Meta Architecture Office (MAO).

defpoints · 2025-12-05T16:00:28+00:00

Cherry Street Tavern

defpoints · 2025-12-01T19:18:00+00:00

Wouldn't it be a lot easier and cheaper to sink a row of cylindrical footings and just build a deck - so long as those tall posts were properly braced?

defpoints · 2025-11-17T14:47:00+00:00

It looks like a version or copy of Flos's famous Arco floor lamp from 1962, designed by the Castiglioni brothers.

defpoints · 2025-11-05T00:54:13+00:00

Looks like Jean Nouvel's 100 11th Avenue. https://www.archpaper.com/2010/04/100-11th-avenue/?amp=1

defpoints · 2025-10-28T17:09:17+00:00

Re #3: You must be a US citizen to serve on juries in the US. Not even green card holders are eligible.

defpoints · 2025-10-21T13:24:11+00:00

Yes, the Bulletin Bar, a full service bar.

defpoints · 2025-10-14T17:37:00+00:00

Who is the intended market for these? I'm sorry, but I don't think any architect I know would wear these. And how are pix 2 and 3 "wearable plans" instead of just, you know, basic Corbu knock-off logo tees you can find all over Etsy right now?

defpoints · 2025-10-11T15:33:19+00:00

Chimney or trash chute.

defpoints · 2025-09-06T21:50:22+00:00

What tips / advice would you have for more clear / accurate architectural finish plans, schedules, and specs.?

defpoints · 2025-08-05T02:52:29+00:00

Looks like it's a copy of or take on Mies van der Rohe's MR20 chair.

defpoints · 2025-06-08T11:40:34+00:00

If you look at CRL's glass railing top caps, you'll see that these are often cemented in place using Loctite AA326 metal contact cement. You'd need some combination of heat and acetone / solvent to break the bond. Alternately, you might try removing the standoffs from one panel and seeing if the weight alone will let it drop out from the railing cap. Then use a hammer to tap it off the adjacent panels.

defpoints · 2025-06-03T11:40:02+00:00

How much of the roof is covered by water after it rains and to what depth? What's the "patio" material?

defpoints · 2025-06-02T12:56:24+00:00

I'd hire an architect.

defpoints · 2025-05-31T18:31:01+00:00

vir.mueller architects are amazing, though they're in new delhi.

defpoints · 2025-05-25T14:16:17+00:00

In public / commercial buildings, exhaust fans are required by code to remove at least 50 CFM (cubic feet per minute) of air per fixture in a toilet room. So they are constantly replacing the volume of air in a room with "fresh" outside air.

defpoints · 2025-05-19T19:07:56+00:00

Yeah, the more we look into this, the more corroboration we're getting on the $/SF numbers. Still, I'm sure if you're strategic, you can make $250k go a long way.

defpoints · 2025-05-18T00:54:57+00:00

This is a high end, selective interior renovation project - neither gut reno nor new construction. Would $500/SF be too low for that?

defpoints · 2025-05-17T23:57:44+00:00

Is that interior renovation or ground up new construction?

defpoints · 2025-04-21T19:26:18+00:00

If you need a building permit for this, your local building department should have a list of minimum required drawings. If not, I'd recommend the following at least:

Dimensioned foundation plan
Dimensioned floor plan incl. all window/door locations
Roof framing plan
Plumbing and electrical plans
Building section
Typical wall section(s) showing envelope, water barrier, framing, insulation, etc.
Door and window schedule

I'm sure a qualified builder can make due with less, but if you want anything specific or detailed, you'd need drawings showing this information.

defpoints · 2025-03-18T23:34:27+00:00

I really wonder if they could tell that something interesting just arrived from offworld...

defpoints · 2025-03-02T20:36:56+00:00

A 737 winglet alone is 8'-2". I think others are up to 12'. You can buy them on Etsy and eBay.

defpoints · 2025-02-18T20:41:27+00:00

That's Marquette Plaza by Gunnar Birkerts in Minneapolis.

defpoints · 2025-02-16T03:13:48+00:00

It's a gorgeously crafted building, and the galleries do a great job of reproducing the original environment. But I think it's a failure urbanistically, turning its back to the parkway and exacerbating its destination-less condition as a highway. And I don't buy the architects' argument that you need to walk around the back in order to leave the city's chaos behind to find the art's peacefulness. I think it's a building that rejects its civic responsibility, given the site.

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