It’s inevitable. The question always rolls around. In conversations, it is normal to try to get an understanding of who people are and what they do for a living. So, the question arises and is something like, “So, what do you do for a living?” Before I was licensed, it was hard to exactly describe, […]
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Storybook Style Architecture… For years, quaint European village architecture has captured the imaginations of many. This fascination eventually transformed into influence and style, as shown by the common ‘Storybook Style Architecture’ threads weaving their ways into our daily experiences. Even in Santa Clarita, simple ‘Storybook Style’ attractiveness partially embeds itself into the city’s design guidelines
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As an architect, generally, one is applying a constant core of skills to issues that vary from project to project, as well as a consistent process. Although there are many types of projects that can be designed, there are typically two that most architects will be involved in during the course of their careers: they
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Plumbing is a hidden issue. The ‘out of sight, out of mind’ principle is at work here, so unless there is an obvious plumbing problem where one is either seeing or (ugh) smelling the effects of the problem, it simply goes undetected. The costs, though, of having to repair one’s plumbing only add to the
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Wood frame construction is cheap, fast, and everyone knows how to make it. Concrete Block construction is more expensive, can take more time, and is limited in the labor pool – fewer people know how to build using Concrete Blocks. Why then would we say that it may be a more superior construction material? It
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