Purpose of red pen
Red pen has a special status in a drawing office. It is another tool architects use for a special reason. Redlining. It is a practice of scrutinizing a printed drawing…
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June 16, 2017
City of Corten
One of the materials I always admired for its inherent rough beauty is weathering steel. Also known by its trademarked name 'Corten'. It is a steel alloy which forms a…
June 14, 2017
Seven circles of architectural hell
Oh boy, here we go again. And this time with proper number. Catalogue houses. Nemesis of every architect. As I promised a month ago, here are some more pictures from…
June 12, 2017
Ex-centric eye candy – Austria/Poland
Architecture outside centres bears qualities which often stay hidden simply because those buildings are often outside of the spotlight of architecture magazines and they are not as spectacular as monumental…
June 9, 2017
Three things about ideas
1.Rarity Ideas are brittle sparks floating in our mind. And let's be realistic, 95% of our ideas are crappy. If you are in some branch of a creative industry you…
June 7, 2017
Spend time to save time
Investment. Many people imagine buying properties, stocks or gold. But there is one commodity, which has much higher value. A commodity that is extremely hard to buy. A commodity that…
June 5, 2017
(Not so glamorous) day in a life of ATCM student
If you ever wondered (probably not but I am going to tell you anyway) how does a day in life of a constructing architecture student looks like, look no further.…
June 2, 2017
Wild West Story
This year, for the first time, I have submitted an entry into a design competition '2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition'. It is an annual competition for anyone…
May 31, 2017
Scale – domain of an architect
One of the things architects should be great at is the perception of scale. Sooner or later, every architect will develop an inner sense of the right scale. There are…
May 29, 2017
Modular Odyssey – LEGO
Loved by both kids and adults, the LEGO is one of the most popular toys in the world. Millions of bricks are sold each month. It is estimated that by…
May 26, 2017