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This Funky Madrid Home Is Brimming with Student Apartment Design Ideas

An architecture firm rethinks the standard gray-on-gray-on-gray college dwelling

Church Lobbies: Creating a Place of Welcome Where People Can Take the Next Step

Your church's welcome and next steps zones play a critical role in creating positive first impressions and equipping people to grow in their faith.

How San Diego is teaching the next generation of innovators

San Diego making strides in educating STEM talent.

'The Atlas of Design' Is Back, With More Wonderfully Funky Maps

Now in its third edition, The Atlas of Design champions a more inclusive definition of cartography.

What to Look for Before Hiring a Contractor

Learn about the right questions to ask when hiring a contractor and important things to look for before starting a project.

Self-Healing Asphalt Could Change Your Driving Experience [VIDEO]

Could potholes go the way of the Ford Pinto? Engineering professor Erik Schlangen may have created a way to make that happen with self-healing asphalt.

How to Hire the Right Architect for your Custom Home or Renovation Project

Creating a home where you and your family can live comfortably in a functional space has been top of mind since the recent global pandemic. At the end of the day, it’s nice to have a space where you relax, host friends and family, and do all the little things in between like work from homeWhether you build a new home or bring new light to an old home with a renovation, you want your home to work with you and your…

Citizen Architect … seems redundant

Architects have a skill set that lends itself to doing cool stuff … don’t waste it.

Why Don’t Architects Listen to Their Buildings?

Why I am an Architect (and not an Astronaut)

I don’t ever wonder why I am became an architect, just like I don’t ever wonder why I didn’t become something else … like an astronaut, or a belly dancer. It’s because…

The Long and Winding Road to Becoming an Architect

Albert Lam shares his journey to becoming a licensed architect.

2 Ways to Build A Custom Home Without Hiring an Architect

You want to build your dream home, fully customized, but you’re not sure you can afford an architect to draw up plans. However, there are other options when it comes to planning your custom home, a…

Hiring an architect is more than aesthetics it is answers before building

Hiring an architect is more than aesthetics, it is getting the answers before building the solution.

Every Child Is an Architect

When unstructured play becomes the norm, kids become builders, scientists, mathematicians and architects simply because they can!

Faces of Design: Life of an Architect

Borson committed himself to learning about how he could use the internet to connect his love of architecture to a broader group.

107 Reasons Why You, Architect, Matter

If architects were to disappear tomorrow – who would care? Most people never so much as meet an architect let alone engage one in a building project.

Young Architect Guide: 12 Essential Drawing Tools for Architects

Master the tools of the trade with this guide to drawing hardware and software.