Learning to Master the Trash Can: September 2013

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... The title of this blog has to do with a Will Bruder quote I heard while attending the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) during the Fall of 1999 - "Learn to master the trash can and you might become something" - It really resonated with me and has stuck with me to this day. I suppose for me the concept hit hard that although you can discard an idea, concept, sketch, design, whatever for a certain project you may be able to revisit it at a later date under different circumstances - In other words designs never die, they evolve, they hibernate, they circle-back but they never die...Or maybe he was just telling us to quit our ideas of becoming Architects and to go live in a public park somewhere; which, given the current state of the industry probably would not have been such a bad idea...

That is what this Blog will be for me - With over a decade in the industry I have come to realize that what I thought I would be doing on a daily basis and what I actually do are pretty darn different - BUT - I still have ideas, I still have hopes and I still have my creativity; So, I figured this would be a good outlet...I will share my thoughts on work and the industry as well as whatever moments of creativity I can muster - And, yes, at the direction of my Wife I will keep the swearing to an absolute minimum.

Cheers...B.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

HAHAHAHA!!!!!

... Classic. Read this when you have a moment:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/stoner-architect-drafts-allfoyer-mansion,1469/

Yup, pretty funny right? - The thing is that most funny stuff out there is based in reality...Like that old saying, "It's funny because it's true." - So, for those of you reading this Blog that went to Design School this little piece of satire probably hits close to home...Remember those "Stoner Architectural Students?"

No?

Well, then you missed out...Yeah, they were those design students that would show up for Studio like 45-60 minutes late with their dread-locked hair, cargo pants and Birkenstock Sandals; toting their "Earth Friendly" bags - And of course, REEKING of Patchouli - Yeah dude, about that - You are NOT fooling anyone.

... Or maybe you had the type of Stoner Architectural Student that left Studio around 3:30 pm to make a 7-Eleven run and came back with a 64 oz Big Gulp, two tacos from Jack in the Box, a can of Cheez Whiz (...with no crackers by the way), a box of Pop Tarts, a bag of Funyuns and a Red Bull.

Or, maybe it was how every design project looked eerily similar to a tobacco water pipe - That was weird, huh?

... Ah, memories - B.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

FUN MAY NOT BE ALL IT IS CRACKED-UP TO BE:

... Just a quick note from your Friendly Neighborhood Architect to cheer up your Thursday Evening:

... Have a great weekend Sports Fans.

Hugs and kisses,

Hot Mama

Saturday, September 7, 2013

YOU KEEP USING THAT WORD:

... Okay, so on Thursday I was getting some blood drawn - Not a big deal, just routine blood work - Anyway, the Phlebotomist asked me how my day was going, what I did for a living, asked if I had been fasting, blah, blah, blah - The convo' went something like this:

Very Young Person Sticking a Needle in my Arm (VYP): "So, what do you do?"

Me: "I'm an Architect."

VYP: "Oh, so you must be really creative."

Me: "Something like that."

*Long Pause*

VYP: "So what type of Engineer are you?"

Me: "Uh, no...I‘m not an Engineer - I'm an Architect."

*Awkward Momentary Pause*

Me: "It's a totally different degree...They're related but totally different."

VYP: *Blank Stare*

*Long Awkward Pause*

...

Yeah, so that happened - #LeSigh.