We have all heard the comparative statements such as “it looks the same” or it’s “apples to apples”. This might be true if they were all apples. For the architectural and building community, this lowest level quality control standard should always be questioned.
Instead a higher standard of evalu...
Beyond the classroom is always where the facts take on new meaning. The class room is good as it provides the overview of understanding. But digging into the details is where clarity is sharpened. It’s for this reason that ODF is making efforts to provide more content to support our AEC Daily Cont...
I am back to where we started. Portland metro is an interesting town and community. It’s a small big town; small in size but big in experience.
With it’s open arms culture I would expect open minds to fresh architectural ideas. This unfortunately was not the case. Out of 36 calls, I had zero inte...
Iconic Seattle Space Needle is probably the most notable Pacific NW high point, next to Mt. Hood east of Portland, OR. This is a busy city along with the surrounding cities and sprawling metro areas that boarder the Puget Sound, north to south.
As the doorway to the Olympic Peninsula, this area is similar to Oregon but with the addition of salt water due to it’s proximity to the Puget Sound. While here, I was able to meet Kara Walk, Swalling Walk Architecture. We had a short but good visit on a wet day.
