Eureka!
November 7, 2017The ArchiTalks theme this month required some reflection. In terms of major discoveries in my development and career as an architect, I don’t really think in terms of surprise
revelations. As with projects during my 20 plus years, typically the path is long and full of hard work and coordination with others.
I do, however, recall a poignant moment I experienced in my first year at school.
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This is from a later trip, thus the leaves. |
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The Money Shot |
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The Trellis |
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photo: Daderot, CC0 1.0 |
We got back into those buses to go home with a part of me changed. There were still shenanigans. I remember we stopped for gas, and while the driver/professor went to pay, the guy sitting in the passenger seat wrote in the condensation on the windshield “BIG DADDY DON” in huge letters. Our professor’s name was Don. Hey, we were still kids.
This post is part of the ArchiTalks series where a group of us (architects who also blog) all post on the same day and promote each other’s blogs. This month’s theme is “Eureka” and was led by Stephan Ramos. A lot of other talented writers who also are architects are listed below and are worth checking out:
Lora Teagarden – L² Design, LLC (@L2DesignLLC)
Eureka!? Finding myself amid the “busy.”
Jeremiah Russell, AIA – ROGUE Architecture (@rogue_architect)
Gee, golly, gosh EUREKA: #architalks
Eric T. Faulkner – Rock Talk (@wishingrockhome)
Eureka! — Things That Suck
Michele Grace Hottel – Michele Grace Hottel, Architect (@mghottel)
eureka!!!!
Stephen Ramos – BUILDINGS ARE COOL (@BuildingsRCool)
Searching for that Eureka Moment
Jeffrey Pelletier – Board & Vellum (@boardandvellum)
Finding That “Eureka!” Moment in the Design Process
Keith Palma – Architect’s Trace (@cogitatedesign)
Naked in the Street
Mark Stephens – Mark Stephens Architects (@architectmark)
Eureka moments and what do if clients don’t appreciate them
Larry Lucas – Lucas Sustainable, PLLC (@LarryLucasArch)
Eureka for George in Seinfeld Episode 181