Practice: Details

Many of these sites were lifesavers for Alex Hogrefe going through architecture school.

Given the inordinate amount of time and energy that architects pour into their work, they typically take great pride in the finished product. When it comes to professional commitment and devotion to the architectural cause, the phrase “labor of love” couldn’t be more fitting — for the most part. However, every so often, an architect…

The standout characteristic of Koolhaas’ first major public project in the United Kingdom is its ext raordinary scale.

With a developer assuming the presidency, real estate is arguably more political, and more important , than ever.

The Architect Registration Exam — the three most daunting words every aspiring architect has to deal with.

In this ongoing series, we aim to give you a travel guide to cities around the globe — with an archi tectural twist. These tours offer chances to experience great design that ranges from traditional tourist hot spots to hidden gems within the world’s metropolises. After New York City, Los Angeles, Detroit, Havana and Rio de…

Despite the fact that Alvar Aalto said “You can’t chew pencils and spit ideas,” being creative is wo rk, and you shouldn’t expect to sit down and be struck with genius.

Michael LaValley is an n.y.-state registered architect, career strategist and blogging entrepreneur. His blog, Evolving Architect, helps creative professionals to channel their passions for architecture and design into successful careers. “There is always temptation to impose one’s own design, one’s own way of thinking or, even worse, one’s own style. I believe, instead, that a…

The workflow that Alex Hogrefe uses to recreate drawings follows a similar procedure as that of actu ally hand-rendering an image.