Where can I find some quick design / architecture talent to build a set of detailed treehouse plans? [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2008 - 9 answers
What manufacturers should I be looking at in searching out a very secure (i.e. 3 point lock) but stylish interior door to act as the entrance into a condo unit? [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2008 - 6 answers
Inspired by this thread; has anyone every hired an architect? How do you do it? What sorts of things should I be looking for? How do I go about finding one that specializes in "weird". (By weird I mean, not your standard mcmansion floor plan.) What do architects charge to design a building. And do they oversee the building process as a rule, or no? [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2008 - 16 answers 
I'm trying to track down two stories about recent urban planning history in San Francisco: 1) making sure plazas stay sunny at lunchtime, 2) making sure small builders could help redevelop a large area. Do you know these stories? Do you know of good online sources for San Francisco urban planning history? [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 8 answers
What are the best options for digital rendering in OS X? [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2008 - 3 answers
I'm looking for interesting or noteworthy examples of architecture, office/laboratory design and amenities for alpha geeks, i.e. programmers and scientists — or writing about these things. [more inside]
posted on Mar 12, 2008 - 5 answers
What kind of fixtures/joinery/wire is available for small-scale tensile structures? (i.e. project size ranging from an object/structure the size of a tent down to a model). [more inside]
posted on Dec 25, 2007 - 5 answers
I want to know more about Brady Bunch-era American house designs. [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2007 - 9 answers
I'm compiling a list of architecture sites/blogs/magazines to promote the architecture firm I'm working for. The firm does idiosyncratic, residential work that is a modern take on generic residential vernacular (their houses look a bit like Atelier Bow-Wow's residential design). What publications and blogs should I get in touch with? [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2007 - 7 answers
How do I get art back into my life? [more inside]
posted on Nov 1, 2007 - 10 answers
Giftfilter: I am looking for a book for my grandfather, a retired architect, as a thank you gift for building me a desk. [more inside]
posted on Oct 28, 2007 - 10 answers
I remember reading somewhere a quote, perhaps from a famous architect or designer, which described how most of the designer's work is striving to achieve a certain elusive and trascendent "quality", being a designer myself I found it very inspirational but, in zen-like fashion, I forgot about the exact wording of it, and whose it was.
posted on Sep 14, 2007 - 8 answers
How would I build a three-story high cat structure? That's three human stories, 25 feet or so high. [more inside]
posted on Aug 5, 2007 - 18 answers
What tools, approaches, and/or books did you use to get beyond thinking of application design from a coder's perspective? [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2007 - 10 answers
I am looking for buildings in New York City with public spaces that are good examples of mid century modern design and architecture. Building lobbies, plazas, diners, etc. Something along the lines of the old TWA terminal 5 at JFK.
posted on Jun 14, 2007 - 6 answers
How can I find people who have designed their own homes? [more inside]
posted on Mar 21, 2007 - 12 answers
What theorists have used concepts from physics (fields, forces, energy) as a way to talk about factors involved in the design process that are not literally physical (for example ergonomics/human behavior/psychology)? [more inside]
posted on Dec 8, 2006 - 12 answers
How can I get a short-term, labor-intensive job in a field I'd like to start a career in? [more inside]
posted on Jan 19, 2006 - 4 answers
Which is the best PC-based software approach to allow a 12-year-old boy (who is bright, but not necessarily ardently studious) to explore the basics of CAD and/or architectural design principles? [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2005 - 13 answers
What well designed architects' websites would you recommend? [more inside]
posted on Mar 10, 2005 - 9 answers
Where could a young, devilishly handsome architect find free 3d models of office and residential buildings to download, preferably in 3ds or DXF format?
posted on Aug 9, 2004 - 6 answers
To all the architects and designers in here, re: Proportions; do you use the geometric proportion systems we were taught in school (Golden Mean, Harmonic Mean, etc.), or do you just use eyeball based intuitive proportions?
I have been recently developing a house using a Modulor-ish system (based on 320cm) and wonder what the rest of you people use.
posted on Jun 8, 2004 - 16 answers
