{"id":8736,"date":"2017-11-14T15:58:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T15:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/?p=8736"},"modified":"2017-11-14T15:56:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T15:56:18","slug":"eureka-architalks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/eureka-architalks\/","title":{"rendered":"Eureka ! #Architalks (and what I do if clients don’t appreciate these moments)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2019s blogs. The Topic \u2018Leader\u2019 for this post \u2018Eureka\u2019<\/em> is Stephan Ramos.<\/p>\n

You know what they say: “Architecture is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration”. And yes it’s true. The vast majority of my day is dealing with day to day activities and the ‘Eureka’<\/em> moments are a small part of my work.<\/p>\n

But that being said; I do have them and sometimes they burst out really quickly and sometimes they take a little longer.<\/p>\n

Below are a few examples that I would consider have been a few of or ‘Eureka’<\/em> moments:<\/p>\n

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The Eureka of a sliced roof<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Eureka of a planning exempt dormer<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Eureka of a valleyed roof done in a unique way<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Eureka of an angled wall and sliced roof<\/p><\/div>\n

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Do you know what else these images have in common – other than being ‘Eureka’<\/em> moments? None of them actually got built.<\/p>\n

You quickly learn as an architect that the vast majority of your work will never get built – this is something that took a while to sink in as an ‘eager-fresh out of college’ student.<\/p>\n

But what’s interesting is that the following then takes place:<\/p>\n

\u2022 You have developed a different way of solving a specific problem. If this problem occurs again you have an immediate design solution that you can ‘pull out of the bag’ like an arrow from a quiver.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Other subsequent clients (who appreciate the design or who can afford it) get the benefit of your ‘Eureka’<\/em> moment. Now these clients shouldn’t think that they are receiving ‘second=hand’ designs that someone else didn’t want – they are benefitting that they are getting the right design solution for their specific requirement. <\/p>\n

Comments as always welcome…<\/p>\n

To read how the other \u2018blogging architects\u2019 have interpreted this theme click the links below:<\/p>\n

Lora Teagarden – L\u00b2 Design, LLC<\/strong> (@L2DesignLLC)
Eureka!? Finding myself amid the “busy.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Jeremiah Russell, AIA – ROGUE Architecture<\/strong> (@rogue_architect)
Gee, golly, gosh EUREKA: #architalks<\/a><\/p>\n

Jeremiah Russell, AIA – ROGUE Architecture<\/strong> (@rogue_architect)
Gee, golly, gosh EUREKA: #architalks<\/a><\/p>\n

Michele Grace Hottel – Michele Grace Hottel, Architect<\/strong> (@mghottel)
eureka!!!!<\/a><\/p>\n

Stephen Ramos – BUILDINGS ARE COOL<\/strong> (@BuildingsRCool)
Searching for that Eureka Moment<\/a><\/p>\n

Jeffrey Pelletier – Board & Vellum<\/strong> (@boardandvellum)
Finding That “Eureka!” Moment in the Design Process<\/a><\/p>\n

Keith Palma – Architect’s Trace<\/strong> (@cogitatedesign)
Naked in the Street<\/a><\/p>\n

Jim Mehaffey – Yeoman Architect<\/strong> (@jamesmehaffey)
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Larry Lucas – Lucas Sustainable, PLLC<\/strong> (@LarryLucasArch)
Eureka for George in Seinfeld Episode 181 <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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