A R C H I T E C T O N I C U S

P.I.E.

2007-11-15T08:25:00.000-06:00

We, as CREATORS (I choose not to use the word "designers" because of its overuse--everyone is a "designer" it would seem) of our own local physically tangible environment, often create with our own personal agendas in mind. That is, a we go into creating with pre-conceived notion of how it (our physically tangible environment) could be, should be and would be...call it "a style" perhaps--a word

The G.C. Affect

2007-11-14T09:52:00.000-06:00

I've been taking time off of work these last few months in an effort to reach a life long personal goal. A goal that has been on hold for the last 4-years due to all kinds of things that I won't go into for this blog entry. My goal is that of becoming an ARCHITECT.As I've said before this profession is tough...it's demanding...it's intense...the hours are often long...weekends don't exist...

B.S.

2007-11-12T12:52:00.000-06:00

B.uying and S.elling...Architecture at its WORSTThe practice is a tough, cut-throat business, but sometimes you have to ask yourself if you're justified in your actions as a practitioner...are you creating something real and thoughtful and meaningful relative to the place you live in?Basically, the process goes like this...Owner wishes to build something--seemingly, there is a NEED of some kind.

B.O.

2007-10-30T14:32:00.000-05:00

...Imagine yourself in a moment; a single day of a seemingly endless and complex life......you awake at 3:am (although you're really not sleeping anyway)......you take a shower; get dressed; make coffee; brush your teeth......head to the door; smoke your first cigarette of the day while warmingyour car for the mind-numbingly long drive to work......you arrive around 4:am; log on to THE MACHINE;

How do you define Value?

2007-10-18T12:45:00.000-05:00

I like to think of "value" in terms of its verb and noun definitions. Value, as a noun, is in simple terms the worth of something relative to the person who is assigning worth to it. To value, as a verb, would similarly mean to assign worth, but I would also like to define value as a verb to mean holding something in high regard or appreciation (ex - "I value him or her as an employee"). I'm not

Do I Live To Work, or Do I Work To Live?

2007-10-18T11:22:00.000-05:00

<--- "Do I live to work? Or do I work to live?"It sounds too simple, doesn't it? I don't think it's that concrete. But I'll amuse myself with it anyway:I'm afraid I would be lying to myself if I were to say that I "live to work." That is not my passion in life. I live to enjoy my family, fishing, video games, art, design, poetry, birth, passing, happiness, sadness, all the delicate fibers that