Ray Kappe on SCI-Arc and Architectural Challenges

“Clashes and Intersections” is an ongoing, one-on-one YouTube interview series with architects, theorists, and curators. The interviews begin with the question, “What do you consider your first project to be?” By initiating a dialogue between the practical and theoretical frameworks that have formed the interviewee’s work, this question aims to develop an understanding of reactions and critiques to historic, conceptual, and cultural events. In addition, it allows us to cross-examine the relationship, or lack thereof, between the participants.

Patrick M. McCarthySeptember 19, 2019 Comment

Top Architecture APP's of 2019.

This app allows architects using the ArchiCAD program to access their 2D and 3D files on their mobile, as well as making measurement adjustments on site. In fact, with its Hyper-model feature, navigation is easy and access is instant.

Architecture SoftwarePatrick M. McCarthySeptember 17, 2019BIMX, ArchiCad Comment

10 Wonderful Hotel Cabins That Reconnect Us With Nature

When taking some time off and going on a vacation there are usually two main choices: pick a popular, urban location with lots of attractions and people nearby or pick a secluded destinationwhere you can disconnect completely from all the noise and stress or the city and just enjoy nature. Hotel cabins are a wonderful option. There are many marvelous destinations that can offer you just that and today we’re taking a closer look at 10 of them.

Patrick M. McCarthySeptember 17, 2019 Comment

Architecture and Lego's, a match made in Heaven!

Architecture FunPatrick M. McCarthySeptember 16, 2019architecture, legos

Great Article: Do you want to be an Architect?

It takes a lot of commitment and desire to become an architect. Nobody becomes an architect because they think it sounds cool or they like to draw. There is a lot more to it and I think it needs to be a calling for you to even think you will experience any measurable success. Do you think you have what it takes to be an architect?

Patrick M. McCarthySeptember 16, 2019 Comment

Who gets the right to use the title ‘architect’?

At the center of this issue is the matter of architectural licensure and registration. To become a licensed architect–and to earn the legal right to use the nomenclature–an individual must follow strict protocols of education, internship, and testing. It can take years to earn the professional title, and those without official licensure, legally do not fall into the category of an architect and therefore cannot do things like stamp official drawings for a project (which makes the architect liable for a design).

Architecture, ArchDailyPatrick M. McCarthySeptember 15, 2019designer, architect, se·man·ticsComment

This building produces twice the energy it consumes, and it’s the future

It’s the latest “Powerhouse,” a name the architects at Snøhetta invented to describe super-efficient buildings that generate power for the community around them.

Architectural DesignPatrick M. McCarthySeptember 14, 2019solar, architecture, energy, intelligent designComment

Property values keep climbing in Wine Country.

Sonoma and Napa counties saw increases in total assessed property value for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, with Sonoma clocking in at an all-time high assessment and Napa seeing the largest dollar increase in a half century.

Lessons in Architectural Photography. Good food for thought.

Our modern day, image-obsessed culture has got us consuming a large quantity of architecture through photographs, as opposed to physical, spatial experiences. The advantages of architectural photography are great; it allows people to obtain a visual understanding of buildings they may never get the opportunity to visit in their lifetime, creating a valuable resource that allows us to expand our architectural vocabulary.

Architecture PhotographyPatrick M. McCarthySeptember 13, 2019architecture photographyComment

Top 100 projects in North America & Worldwide

Top 100 Architecture Projects by ArchDaily

Architecture, ArchDailyPatrick M. McCarthySeptember 13, 2019ArchDaily, top100

Nostalgic Article: Mid-Century Homes – Exterior and Interior Examples & Ideas

Have you ever heard two architecture aficionados talk about mid-century homes? Mid-century architecture is intriguing not only for those involved in the field but also for regular people.

Why is a mid-century house such a fascinating focal point of interest? As it happens, the architectural prowess of artists half a century ago was in another league. With relatively limited technology and resources, those architects built some of the most awe-inspiring houses that continue to appeal to us even today.

Architectural Design, Mid-CenturyPatrick M. McCarthySeptember 12, 2019mid-century, archiecture

Text description provided by the architects. Cedar and Stone is located in Greene County, New York, which was founded in 1800. It is located in the Catskill Mountain Range along the Hudson river. The area has a rich agricultural history - the village of Catskill was once a large grain market, and prior to the construction of the Erie canal much of the commerce of Western New York State passed through Greene County. Today the economy relies primarily on tourism and a multitude of summer and winter visitors.

Patrick M. McCarthySeptember 12, 2019contemoprary

McCarthy Design Blog

It’s the latest “Powerhouse,” a name the architects at Snøhetta invented to describe super-efficient buildings that generate power for the community around them.