Tell us about another blogger who has influenced your own online journey.
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I’ve actually talked about this before, but recently I’ve had conversations with other architects about their “favorite” architects. I’m always a little surprised that so many architects out there in my own “bracket” (i.e. age and level of professional development), if you will, are still so drawn to the Starchitect class for their role models in the profession. I had always assumed that we’d grow out of that after college, but it seems this assumption was incorrect.
In college I was always drawn to the work of Le Corbusier, Mies van de Rohe, Richard Meier and even Daniel Liebeskind. What drew me to their work was the simplicity, experimentation and honesty of structure and form. Though in Liebeskind’s case it was the sheer insanity of his work that was amazing.
And even after college, at the beginning of my career I continued to try and emulate these architects in my work. I quickly learned that the flashy Starchitect class of architecture is just that – flashy. It’s pretty. It’s shiny. It gets attention. But there are more important questions to ask when deciding what is and is not good architecture. Anyone can be a good designer and get their picture taken. There’s enough software out there to turn any idea into a great image. It takes real experience and real talent to be a great architect. And the great architects that I know and love are not on the covers of magazines, they don’t give national news interviews. Hell, you may not even know who they are or where they practice.
Below is a short list of the few architects that I truly look up to. Not because their work is flashy or shiny or pretty but because it’s GOOD. Their work is thoughtful in terms of design, client needs, construction and budget. They’re not all bloggers, but most are. I hope you’ll check out their work and appreciate them as much as I do.
Bob Borson – Life of an Architect
Lee Calisti – Calisti Architecture + Design
Jason Fisher and Greg Beere – Content Design Group
Nick Renard – Cote Renard Architecture
Keith Palma – Cogitate Design
Aaron Ruby – Ruby Architects
Robert Swinburne – Swinburne Architects
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Wow! I’m somewhat speechless. Thank you Jeremiah, I very much appreciate your kind words.
My pleasure! Keep up the good work! 🙂
Crap! Now I feel pressure 😉
As we all should. 😀
Wow! Big Smile on my face for the rest of the day!
Will you still look up to me when I’m a starchitect? Will I still speak to you? A few of these people I don’t know and I’ll check them out. Also google: Coldham and Hartman, Kaplan Thompson, Elliot and Elliot (in Maine), GO Logic these are a few firms whose work, philosophy etc. that I really admire.
I will definitely check them out. And this is by no means an all inclusive list. Just the first few that immediately came to mind. And I’ll fix that link shortly!! 🙂
also check the link to my website – no s on the end
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