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Practical Architecture book review: Keep Going by Austin Kleon

Practical Architecture book review: Keep Going by Austin Kleon

10 ways to stay creative in good times and bad.

Andy FosterApril 19, 2019Comment

Creativity: it all happens at the concept stage, right?

Creativity: it all happens at the concept stage, right?

Five minutes of fun followed by months of hard work.

Andy FosterMarch 29, 2019Comment

How to think about architectural knowledge on the job: Part 1

How to think about architectural knowledge on the job: Part 1

How do you know what you know?

Andy FosterJanuary 18, 2019Comment

Drawing steelwork: you need to know more than you think

Drawing steelwork: you need to know more than you think

How knowledge reveals itself in drawings.

Andy FosterNovember 30, 2018 Comments

Assessing building areas: it's easy, anyone can do it!

Assessing building areas: it's easy, anyone can do it!

You just measure the area you’re interested in, right?

Andy FosterNovember 23, 2018Comment

Out of date, misleading and wrong: what we're up against

Out of date, misleading and wrong: what we're up against

You’re about to join a moving train.

Andy FosterNovember 16, 2018Comment

Drawings for planning applications: what needs to be submitted?

Drawings for planning applications: what needs to be submitted?

How to make sure your application will be validated.

Andy FosterNovember 9, 2018Comment

The phone rang: a random request for drawing files

The phone rang: a random request for drawing files

I received an email from another designer…

Andy FosterNovember 2, 2018Comment

A simple planning application becomes more complicated

A simple planning application becomes more complicated

An example of the kind of thing that happens in practice.

Andy FosterOctober 26, 2018Comment

Why bother learning how to do a measured survey?

Why bother learning how to do a measured survey?

There are plenty of other people that could do it.

Andy FosterOctober 19, 2018Comment

The thinking behind Practical Architecture for Beginners

The thinking behind Practical Architecture for Beginners

Why I finally decided to have a go at doing this thing.

Andy FosterOctober 12, 2018Comment