Victor Aufdemberge Architect

What Do you Get from a Great Landscape Designer?

Trimming hedges and mowing lawns is a noble profession, but a landscape designer transforms your property into a showcase. If you are starti...

Where Are Lower-Income Renters Supposed to Live?

While more Americans across all income levels and in all cities are choosing renting over buying, apartments are increasingly only being built for high-income renters.

9 Quotes on Construction to Inspire You

The construction industry takes passion. Here are 9 quotes on construction to inspire you and 2 more to make you laugh.

Mr. Adam Moon

MR. ADAM MOON Physics, Science Olympiad and Engineering Club FAVORITE SC MEMORY Doing the science shows for the 5th graders at St. Wenceslaus with my AP Physics students. I REALLY MISS… Seeing the students and catching up on their day-to-day lives. IN MY EXTRA SPARE TIME I’M... We are building...

What to Look for Before Hiring a Contractor

Learn about the right questions to ask when hiring a contractor and important things to look for before starting a project.

Self-Healing Asphalt Could Change Your Driving Experience [VIDEO]

Could potholes go the way of the Ford Pinto? Engineering professor Erik Schlangen may have created a way to make that happen with self-healing asphalt.

9 Reasons to Become an Architect

Making the decision to pursue architecture is not easy. Often, young students think that they have to be particularly talented at drawing, or have...

Work/Life... What an Architect Does

"You can't do a good job if your job is all you do." Work/Life: Work hard. Sure, I believe everyone should. But Play hard too!... It is true - much of my life is work.

Happiness and Being an Architect

Making the decision to be an architect is hard but making the decision to not be an architect might be even harder.

So, You Want to Be an Architect?

The NewSchool of Architecture & Design weighs in on how you should start building your portfolio now.

AIA presents 'Working with an Architect' followed by 'Ask an Architect'

Working with an ArchitectInterested in renovating or remodeling your home, but don’t know where to begin? Hear from residential architecture specialists about choosing an architect, navigating zoning and permit regulations, and avoiding costly surprises. Additional “Working with an Architect” seminar topics include: defining what you want to achieve in your home, finding out what resources are available to you, and understanding the six steps involved…

Why Don’t Architects Listen to Their Buildings?

My Architect Lied to Me!!! (his plans)

My Architect Lied to Me!!! (his plans did)I often hear stories of frustrated home owners, who are struggling with their experience in the design of their new home. One home owner in particular shared with me, “My architect lied to me.”This is the revalation that a client shared with me after spending a number of frustrating months working with another architect. He told me “I kept telling him (the other architect) what I wanted and he showed me drawings in response…

The Long and Winding Road to Becoming an Architect

Albert Lam shares his journey to becoming a licensed architect.

Why I am an Architect (and not an Astronaut)

I don’t ever wonder why I am became an architect, just like I don’t ever wonder why I didn’t become something else … like an astronaut, or a belly dancer. It’s because…

Every Child Is an Architect

When unstructured play becomes the norm, kids become builders, scientists, mathematicians and architects simply because they can!

The Super Powers of an Architect

“Look up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane?” Nope, just another sketch model flying out of the studio window, armed with powers of frustration...