While this process produces bright intellectuals with a deep understanding of architecture’s place in society, it can also end up shaping architects into pretentious snobs. Young architects invariably graduate with a distinct outlook on life. Pair that with a largely thankless job and architects soon...
Following up that strong debut saw the introduction of a cocktail that was inspired by last year’s trip to Helsinki, Finland, home of the great Modern Master Alvar Aalto! For the final taste test, I invited my neighbor Poul Ober over to the house to confirm my attempts. Since Poul is ...
My first project where I was the lead project manager was a condominium in Tampa , Florida. Part of my job was traveling back and forth to the site for meetings and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” was a huge hit then. It seemed like every time I got in a rent car and turned...
That is, some unknown subject would present themselves to the system, and it is the system's job to determine which subject that is from the population. A biometric system accomplishes by first sampling the unknown subject's biometric. It then examines its database of biometric templates and ...
and the house on East 66th was a definite step up. So when his manager Fred took over 1342—half he purchased and half he got in commissions—he said, “Now, Peter, please do this for me,” because I was in the group. That was the first independent job that I did on my own. ...
296 or Separately each does its job well, together a miracle of integration. curtain wall Only one company can provide fully integrated building envelopes. If you needed a hand to complete a task, storefronts would you ask five different people to each lend one finger? Of course not. While...
Back in Chicago in June 1875, Sullivan worked briefly as a draftsman for a number of firms. One such job was for the recently formed firm of Johnston and Edelmann. It was John Edelmann who made the momentous introduction of Sullivan to his future partner, Dankmar Adler. In 1879 Sullivan jo...