A year in review Slideshow
Hope you all had a good Christmas and a I hope you have a great 2014. Here’s a tiled mosaic/slideshow of some of the projects I’ve been working on in 2013. This is what I do – architect for: • Read More …
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Passivhaus, the conversation continues (Part 2)…
Following on from the Reply to Piers Taylor’s post on Passivhaus to his original post on Passivhaus and his response today there’s been an incredible amount of feedback both through the blogs and through Twitter and this post takes my Read More …
Thinking of extending or building a new house? Book an initial consultation today…
Whether you’re thinking of extending or building a new house, the benefits of discussing your options with a registered architect are immense: Architects have the skill, imagination and expertise to understand what you are looking for and then visualise and Read More …
How you become an architect in Ireland, RIAI, RIBA, IT Sligo, Interior Architecture & @ecologicalbuild
I was at IT Sligo a few weeks back for their end of year show, awards and at the announcement that the Interior Architecture BA (Hons) Degree achieved accreditation as RIBA Part 1 validation from the Royal Institute of British Read More …
The Process
I’ve been thinking about this one for a while and it was reading through ‘the process’ of Bernbaum-Magadini Architects that I thought it would be a help to potential clients to see each stage and what is required and to Read More …
How do you choose the right architect?
This is a bit of a follow-up to the post & comment on: What jobs as well as architects are asked to do work for free (which incidentally got a great response from a whole host of other professions) and Read More …
Why an architect should never design what the client asks for…
I’ve gone through this a million times but it’s important to reiterate it again. Why an architect should never design what the client asks for… In a similar vein to the saying “Don’t keep a dog and bark yourself”, interestingly Read More …
Architect for Côte d'Azur or maybe Tuscany
It’s funny how you get a flurry of potential project inquiries in specific areas when you already have a job in that area or you’re posting images/blogging about it. At the moment I’m currently working out of my native county Read More …
The value of architects Part 1 ~ A fable for today
Now this post is a difficult one to write but its such a great story it deserves to be told. Names, places, counties/authorities have been changed to save embarrassment I was approached a long while back to replace an existing Read More …
Being an architect is the coolest job in world and this is why…
A bold statement but when I’m in a particularly good mood, I know it’s true. This is why: In your work, say you have a set of tenets that you have been taught to work to; now say that you Read More …
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