AIA Florida Southwest
Committed to service, excellence, and community.
PODCAST SERIES
... It's about people, humanity, and community. Listen to them and provide what the community needs. We as architects need to promote ourselves. We need to explain what we do, how we do it, what architecture is about, and why it's important. |
... I like to sign my clients up to magazines. It starts to expose them to what architecture should be as opposed to what they think. I'll also give them books, they start to flip through and now you've engaged them in this creative style dialog and becomes more about ideas and lifestyle than stylistic elements. |
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WRITTEN SERIES
... Let go of Rigidity. When in a position of leadership, come in open to other ideas, validate their opinions and work towards the goal of collaboration. Being too rigid can get in the way of this. ... An architect’s methodologies around analysis and problem solving are a finely honed and comprehensive skill set. It is my contention that the architect’s skills are universally applicable to solving a variety of complexities within our society. I believe it is our role as architects to imagine and apply our problem-solving talents to more aspects of society and life. |
... Visionary. That is what I expect them to be. They must think ahead and again, and subsequently should have every tool possible so they can keep moving forward. It is important to explain the layers of the architectural thought processes around why decisions come to be. We must not shy away from unravelling, understanding and/or questioning complexities. There are reasons why some solutions work, and others never will. ... From a CA perspective BIM, Navisworks and other clash detection programs are important today in assisting the Contractor and Architect in Finding Items to be addressed prior to finding it during construction." |
... As part of this effort, I love going into our schools and introducing the kids to the profession, let them know it is an option. We need the next generation creativity and passion. ... I enjoy listening to podcasts, currently my favorite architectural podcasts are Archispeak, Life of an Architect, and Inside the Firm. |