Persistence Isn't the Key to Success, This Is

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Crrrgghhk crrrgghhk crrrgghhk crrrgghhk crrrgghhk…..

PLUNK.

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That’s the sound I woke up to in the middle of the night. Tiny little scrapings followed by a big, heavy plop. Over and over and over again...

The room was pitch black and otherwise silent and in my disorientedness I couldn’t place where the foreign sound was coming from. I pulled the sheets up over my head and held them down tight, breathing as softly as I could, hoping whatever creepy thing that was lurking in the shadows would just go away.

But it didn’t.

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How I Passed 3 AREs in 3 Days On the First Try: SPD, CDS, & PPP

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How I Passed 3 AREs in 3 Days On the First Try: SPD, CDS, & PPP

Taking the plunge into the Architect Registration Examination is a big career decision. But, unlike some design professionals out there questioning whether or not it's really worth it, there's never been any doubt in my mind that I'd go the distance and earn my license.

Do you want to beat the exams without throwing away a year or more to studying and failing? Follow these steps. 

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Nature & Architecture - 3 Design Approaches that Blur the Lines

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Nature & Architecture - 3 Design Approaches that Blur the Lines

The relationship between architecture and nature cycles from harmony to defiance over and over again throughout the history of construction. Do we work with nature to build something complimentary, something organic? Do we minimize impact and disturb as little as possible? Or do we conquer the land and build monuments to our achievements? 

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Building Connections with Q&A

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Building Connections with Q&A

Have you been to Quora? 

Last week I discovered the question and answer network that allows both curious minds to endlessly question everything as well as industry experts to share their experiences and advice via a simple, tailored social site. 

The Silicon Valley based platform, who's office happens to be just a couple blocks down from my firm, put together the smart space centered around shared knowledge in 2008 and I dig it.

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