Thoughts

TEN+

TEN. A Tribute to the World Trade Center.

Read More+ 617 days ago

First-Aid for Architects+

An instructional guide for helping architects inflicted with architectural behavior

Read More+ 634 days ago

Unbridled Imagination+

Kids skip the nonsense of design and get down to business.

Read More+ 641 days ago

Dress the Architect+

BUILDblog tackles the cryptic code of the architect's attire.

Read More+ 683 days ago

The Most Important Characteristic of an Architect+

BUILDblog looks at the most important characteristic of an architect.

Read More+ 708 days ago

What does it mean to be timeless?+

The top 10 ingredients of timeless design

Read More+ 718 days ago

Architecture for People, Architecture for Photos+

How the power of the image is changing design.

Read More+ 761 days ago

What we learned from the recession+

A top ten list of how BUILD made it through the recession.

Read More+ 778 days ago

Dear Architects, Stop working for free+

10 reasons why architects shouldn't work for free.

Read More+ 785 days ago

The Ridiculousness of the Building Code+

The BUILDblog throws a few tomatoes at the 2009 International Residential Code

Read More+ 799 days ago

Architects are takers, a guest post by Art Vandelay+

The BUILDblog hosts some good healthy architectural criticism from a guest blogger.

Read More+ 806 days ago

How a project looks is only one slice of the pie+

What makes an architectural project successful is more than just how it looks.

Read More+ 810 days ago

Earth and Architecture+

BUILDblog looks at 5 inspiring projects where the ground is just as important as structure.

Read More+ 815 days ago

Feeling the Site+

BUILDblog discusses the importance of getting out on site and absorbing the scene.

Read More+ 842 days ago

Architecture that looks like what it’s doing+

One of the most important architectural paradigm shifts occurred when architects started designing buildings to look like what they're...

Read More+ 859 days ago

Architects and the Proper Drink+

BUILDblog covers some proper libations to celebrate the new year

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You Vote With Your Money+

BUILDblog picks for holiday shopping.

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University of Washington Lecture+

BUILD LLC lectures on sustainability at the UW and beats up the green movement a bit.

Read More+ 908 days ago

Couch Cushion Architecture; A Critical Analysis 4+

The BUILDblog reacquaints itself with that primal urge to build and critiques the 4th installment of couch cushion architecture.

Read More+ 918 days ago
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The Architecture of Modesty+

Stock plans from the 1950's offer a modesty that we'll need in the future of housing.

Read More+ 971 days ago

Dear Architects, I am sick of your shit+

Annie Choi, architects, humor, open letter

Read More+ 988 days ago

Timeless Furniture Design+

The importance of timeless design

Read More+ 996 days ago

Couch Cushion Architecture; A Critical Analysis 3+

Couch Cushion Architecture reviewed, critiqued and graded.

Read More+ 1013 days ago

Googly-Eye Buildings+

The BUILDblog solves the conundrum of post-modernism with Googly-Eyes.

Read More+ 1040 days ago

Cardboard Fort Architecture: A Critical Analysis 3+

The BUILDblog kicks the tires on some Cardboard Fort Architecture.

Read More+ 1074 days ago

Cardboard Fort Architecture: A Critical Analysis 2+

The BUILDblog throws some tomatoes at round two of Cardboard Fort Architecture.

Read More+ 1083 days ago

Green ≠ Sensible+

No doubt, the term “Green” can represent sustainable practices in the design and construction industry but the word has been...

Read More+ 1088 days ago

Cardboard Fort Architecture: A Critical Analysis 1+

BUILDblog reviews and critiques the very root of the design world: cardboard fort architecture

Read More+ 1094 days ago

Couch Cushion Architecture; A Critical Analysis 2+

BUILDblog reviews and critiques the very root of the design world: couch cushion architecture

Read More+ 1121 days ago

Couch Cushion Architecture; A Critical Analysis+

BUILDblog reviews and critiques the very root of the design world: couch cushion architecture

Read More+ 1123 days ago

The Importance of Sketching+

BUILD discusses the importance of hand sketching and shows a few examples of recent sketchbooks.

Read More+ 1198 days ago
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You’ll never get sued for ugly+

Architects are the guardians of good aesthetics but if they can't uphold a code of decent design in the built...

Read More+ 1202 days ago