Why Architects Drink

In all my years of architecture school and practice, there seems to be a pervasive myth that my job is pretty and easy. Here, I reveal the painful, ugly truth about why it takes so long to build a building, what it is exactly that we do, and why that's not creamer you smell in my coffee.

Friday, March 10, 2017

What had happened was...Part 3 in bullet form

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Guy has lunch with Sven from Design Associates and proposes that he gives it a shot at DA, for maybe 6 months to 2 years. Sven asks Guy: ...
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Sunday, June 19, 2016

What had happened was...Part 2

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Okay, so where were we? Oh, I gave my notice at Design Associates, and as usual, the fallout was interesting . I gave my notice to an asso...
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Sunday, January 24, 2016

What had happened was...Part 1

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I've been wrestling with the best way to describe what happened at Design Associates. I'm trying to find the place in between a bri...
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Monday, August 10, 2015

I just resigned from Design Associates.

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It's been a long time coming, and I'm formulating a series of appropriate posts to describe the saga of the past few years. But yes,...
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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Don't call it a comeback -- I've been here for years.

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Okay, okay, okay, it's been a long-ass while since I posted. I either haven't felt like it or have felt like I didn't have anyth...
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Friday, May 2, 2014

Hanging in there...

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Wow, been a while since I posted, huh?  Guess I should say something, huh? I am indeed still alive and feeling better. Six months of anti...
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Saturday, December 28, 2013

So, uh...yeah.

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So, it's been awhile, and with good reason. Turns out my burnout was deeper than originally thought: it was depression. It became cle...
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Mile High Pixie
Denver, CO, United States
I'm a (finally) licensed architect out here in the wild, wild West who kicks butts and punches lists. I focus on designing hospitals, which--between the program and the clients--is a real challenge. I like what I do for a living, and have the site observation photos to prove it. My job is part designer, part technician, part software guru, part counselor, part therapist, part spiritual guide, and part repo man. So don't toy with me, or I'll refuse to sign your Pay Application.
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