S7g Architecture

Building information modeling (BIM) is more than just an architectural bandwagon sales pitch for architects to upgrade their computer software – it’s the new reality for designing. Be...

The above talk from TED features Larry Burns, the Vice President for Research & Development for General Motors. The future of the car – according to Burns – is based on replacing the internal combustion engine to the hydrogen powered engine. Hi...

If you honestly believe that there are some things on this planet that just weren’t intended to incorporate a sense of design, here is a great example of design penetrating the realm of the truly mundane world of barcodes. ...

I was reading an article about a high-speed rail network in China, and I began to think of the arguments made in America for the potential implementation of high-speed rail in this country...

When I was in architecture school the only way to convey a three-dimensional representation of your project was to build a model...

Architects are typically very knowledgeable about many facets of a construction project beyond just the design. We understand the proper way for detailing how materials come together, and which materials are most appropriate for certain circumstances...

Just when you thought the suffix -burbia couldn’t be made into something else, we now have agriburbia. In today’s Denver Post there’s an article about combining suburban development with agricultural uses. The ...

The term “Living Streets” is just one of a plethora of words being used to describe a design and implementation strategy of humanizing our transportation corridors. In more simpler terms it means having streets focused more on people and not solely having them promote vehicular flow. At...

If you’re looking for another opportunity to get those creative juices flowing and to expand your SketchUp prowess then check out dwell magazine’s Parkitecture Design Competition. Th...

There’s a great quote by James P. Cramer that reads “Those who do not like change will like irrelevance even less.” Change is a necessity in life. If you don’t adapt you perish. Maybe perish is too harsh a word. If you...

I finally have my entry for the 2009 Design It: Shelter Competition posted within my past projects. It was a fun project for designing such a small structure for the purpose of just hanging out. For other shelter designs you can check out the competition website.

This is just a quick post about The Fun Theory, which a friend of mine pointed out. It answers the question of how do you make people do the right thing – you make it fun.

Living in the American West it’s easy to see how solar energy is considered an abundant natural resource. Despite staring out my window and watching the snow fall the Front Range of Colorado averages over three hundred days of sunshine. ...

Many people make buying decisions based on the sticker affixed to the item that states “Made in <insert your favorite country>”. Most country’s populations are influenced into being patriotic and told to purchase items built in their own country. When...