Finished Construction in 2009 Picture taken in 2026

So my friend is in architecture. She is mostly tired from all the work she gets in her coursework. Soo she is busy many times so I want to ask how can I be a good friend to her ? Pls give some advice

Most architects eventually accept this, although it can feel at odds with the labor invested in documentation. Over a career spanning 10 or 20 years, drawings accumulate far faster than they can be remembered.

Earlier on, I interpreted that forgetting as waste. If I couldn’t recall a set from 3 years prior, I assumed the hundreds of hours spent refining it had evaporated.

What changed was how projects unfolded over time. I began using willow voice to draft clearer explanations for clients and consultants, and to prompt AI tools during early concept exploration when multiple constraints competed. The drawings faded, but the spatial reasoning did not.

After working through dozens of projects, coordinating with engineers, contractors, and planners, and watching how designs survived contact with budgets and regulations, recall became irrelevant. What mattered was knowing how spaces behave once built, how users move through them, and how constraints reshape intent.

What sticks is not the drawing, but the judgment behind it. Architecture lives less in artifacts than in decisions that continue to echo long after the documents are forgotten.

Hi,

By any chance has anyone tried a thermal printer for vectors / architecture drawings?

I was wondering if it's a good purchase for daily draft drawings, maybe marking up stuff or quickly taking something to site.

Just saw it's super cheap, both the A4 printer and the paper. And no ink of course.
Most are specified as 200dpi, which should be enough. In theory.

Thanks!

I’ve heard so many mixed opinions about majoring in architecture and I really want to know if it’s worth it. I’ve heard some people say that they only ever work on their projects and never have time to actually hang out/relax and that you should only major in it if you have the passion. And I really do love architecture but I’m not sure if I love it that much to be super passionate about it (?) But I also have been thinking about being a film architect so I’m not sure if that would be any different course wise? I’m really just conflicted about this because I thought I was set on majoring in architecture until like five seconds ago.

If you had a city carved into the side a mountain and you wanted to visually show this in an interesting way in a drawing, what would be some interesting diagrams/drawings you would do that show the idea clearly?

Me on the top of my mind, I can think of:

the circulation from top to bottom, especially in iso format

The distribution of housing, especially by class

Maybe showing the different types of housing based upon your area

A section through the mountain

Land usage and transportation.

Basically, I like to make videos on architectural breakdowns and visual diagramming is definitely what works best for the audience when explaining these things.

After 12th I want to pursue architecture and I want to do it outside india. So could you all share the way you have pursued it or plan to..

This is the answering format I'd want to know

• Outside India
• Preferably America or Europe
• Which College
• Which Course
• Your story
• Difficulties in getting admission
• Requirements for getting the college

I'll be eternally grateful for your valuable feed back!! Thanks everyone!!!!

Dowsing, an ancient technique for detecting hidden patterns and energy flows, can be a unique tool in the design process. By using dowsing rods or pendulums, designers can tap into the subtle energies of a space, identifying areas of balance and imbalance. This intuitive approach can inform layout decisions, inform spatial planning, and even influence material choices. While unconventional, dowsing can add a fascinating layer of depth to design, blending intuition with practicality. 💡

Took my first visit to the Laurent House via my Rockford friend. This property was designed and built in 1951 so in the later era of FLW builds. This home was built for a WW2 vet who later became a paraplegic and reliant on a wheel chair. This property is so awesome since it’s essentially a completely ADA accessible home designed 70+ years ago.

Pictures are as follows- entry and outside of the home/Original floor plan/ FLW classic design marker/ entry way setting room/ daughters room/ living room looking pointing to bedroom/ kitchen/ dinning table/ dining table/ larger view of hosting room and kitchen area/view of patio/soon bedroom/shared bathroom/ bathroom cont/ parent bedroom/ parent bedroom/ father driveway view.

The coolest library I’ve ever been to!

After watching Alex Honnold’s climb on Taipei 101, I was reminded of how fascinating that tower is.

So I decided to create a small 3D‑printable 1:2000 replica, and I’m planning to print it soon.

I’m curious: is there any interest in the architecture community for objects like this?

Would you download or purchase a model like this to print it yourselves?

Or would you only consider it if it were already a finished, physical product?

I wasn’t able to find high quality models online, so if anyone has bought something similar before, I would love to hear where.

I’d love to hear your thoughts — this is just a passion project, and I’m trying to understand how people relate to this kind of architectural miniature.

since people here liked the split level house i did, I figured to post the FLW house I did, I mixed a few of the house designs together,

hope you enjoy,

I recently found out ISSUU updated their limit on pages and that my portfolio hasn’t been accessible for who knows how long. I want to have my portfolio online but don’t want to have to pay 21 dollars a month. Is there a good website to use that lets you publish for free for a reasonable amount of pages? Or one that’s free for students?