It's a beautiful place. Where is this place bro? Even I believe that architecture is eventually an inspiration from nature where people have been there forever. Hiking is a really cool way to get that experience ! Especially this place I would like to be one in my lifetime.
Dear colleague. I see that the challenges in our daily professional practice are not very different in this corner of South America. As always, an impeccable video. Sincerely
I always laugh when i see comment like this 😅😅😅.. Like i always said they will never understand, they will never know architecture, unless you become an architect 😅😅😅
GREAT VIDEO: I (recently) had 3 projects go on hold in the same week. I was very upset and almost gave up. Miraculously, 3 weeks later, I had 2 new clients sign on. Also landed an ongoing project: co-designing cricket bats with an old friend from primary school.
Love your videos!! After reading your book, you gave me the motivation and courage to quit my job and start my own business, it’s not easy being a sole proprietor but I’m way more happy with my life and where it’s taking me! Thank you sir! Keep up doing what you doing. Hello from Virginia!!
I would like to thank you for your extended efforts with your great video's you post. I am a high school teacher in Ontario teaching Architectural design and I play your video at the start of my classes as they work through their design assignments. On behalf of my students we would like to thank you for supporting their educational journey.
Beautiful video, very transparent and was worth the wait. Great balance between an ever-present peaceful quality to your videos and an agitated state of mind that shows through. This portrays the struggles of every passionate designer or architect and I can definitely relate. The final message was on point! Keep up the great work!
You are practicing the way I envisioned architecture would be when I began over 25 years ago. I have only watched one video so far and I am hooked. You have a great design approach and understanding of the importance of detailing. Brings me back to a time when this profession was new and exciting. Keep it up and thanks for representing the profession well.
Thank you for this video. I've been working in a firm for almost 5 years now and at times the constant challenges and struggles makes me want to quit what I'm doing and the problems you faced on site was all too familiar. When I'm down whether it's due to a design block or other problems, I'll watch your videos and realized why I fell in love with architecture and design in the first place. Thank you for the beautiful content, I'm always left inspired to do better 👍🏽
reality is what I can't see in most of the videos, but this video was just amazing. I love the way you showed what is in the life of architecture. I find a new side of myself by watching this video. This video helped me a lot, Thank you.
To open up the way you did in this video, shows a lot about your character and personality, through all your videos it gives off a sense that you care not only about your business but about others as well and how they feel. Great job Eric
Eric, another truthful from the heart look into what we strive to do everyday, the highs do come with the lows and the more we can educate the better informed our clients can be.The understanding of the value we can provide is even more evident in what you produce and show through your channel. The collaborative approach is one I personally use but there are some contractors that love to point the finger and blame game at the architect as lead co-ordinator and hate when I point out issues with the work they have produced and quality of finish. The Balance of work, life is tough but if you enjoy what you do then it’s not a job. Keep up the great work my friend.
okay, a lot of hours, a lot of effort, little sleep, a lot of sacrifice.. it does not even qualify as a passion anymore it's really just your life. very fun, very free. endless possibilities. like Eric says : ''Go make Things." so go make yourself an architect :)
@@UmairAli-mj9wv " if you want easy life, don't be an architect" said Zaha Hadid, but, if you have passion, It will be pleasant and fun. I hope you like it!
I have been watching your videos for the last two years. I wanted to say thank you for being inspiring. Am not an architect but I am a Building Surveyor here in UK we are in a two person, father & son practice who have grown organically. Your creativity and though process gives me ideas that I didn’t think was possible. I look forward to watching more videos in the future.
Lol, fenestration details was what I did nearly exclusively for over a decade when I used to specialize in window replacement for public works. Your vid reminded one of my biggest pet peeves; poor understanding of how to achieve reliable water tight seals with penetrations, fenestration, and transitions. Old school Architects and contractors/tradesmen had very good understanding how to do it successfully. But I've noticed somewhere between the 1970's and 1980's the new generation entering the building trades and design professions no longer had the deeper apprenticeship training as the previous generations did, So now, for the last few decades I've been seeing a growing epidemic of failing fenestrations/penetrations/transitions with chronic water infiltration problems. Damn, I've even seen new buildings have its windows and doors removed and reinstalled twice because they can't seem to get it right. When I received a window replacement public works project, the first thing I did was to throw the architect plans in the garage and draw my own design that gave the identical physical appearance the architect intended because I can typically tell from the first glance of the plans they're drawn primarily for bidding purposes and were really not meant to be "working drawings". But unfortunately do to a lack of inexperience and competency all around on a project, the deficiencies of the "bidding plans" rarely ever get corrected once a project is awarded. Of the houndeds of projects I've redesigned, I've never had the architect reject or question my redesign except once because the young architect didn't fully understand how the window system handled seismic loading, but after it was explained it was approved.
It's amazing to think that if my goals of becoming an architect do pan out, all of the challenges might keep me learning and stimulated in the same way I would be while in arch school, or while tackling any one of my other hobbies... Awesome vid
I am currently on architecture track. I found your channels and so grateful that I found it. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledges through making these helpful tips videos! They're hugely effective, especially your sharing means so much! I hope your great-communication will spread out more :)
This spoke to my feedback too. The ups & downs.. the barriers to best practices, the success’s & the un-successes( not failure unless you don’t learn from it) What the collaborative aspects are, the locus of control.. this is a great video.
thank you very much Eric for demystifying a lot of points about architecture to us, architecture student... A lot of these things are surprisingly never mentioned, so it might feel like none else is having those problems, while in fact most of these problems face everyone in the field. Thank you!
I am an architecture student at UTA arlington. I love your videos and there level of quality. Your videos have given me alot of inspiration keeping me excited about architecture.
Hi mainly work on commercial projects, and I completely relate to this video. From budgeting, to working with consultants and even shopping with the clients can all bring situations in which you can either look like a smart or dumb person. Nice video and good job sir!
This video came at just the right time! I just had a lecture today looking at window details and tolerances - and yday I listened to a podcast from College Info Geek talking about the Hedonic Treadmill principle and how your everyday state is what makes you happy. Thanks for sharing this! It was super insightful, and you really are a cool guy!!!
Hi eric really appreciate your post and videos. Its like you are talking about the problems that every professionals deal with in their journey. love your works. Keep up the good works. Shine on..
Hi Eric! I just found your videos when looking for inspiration for diorama building (currently working on a large (for me) Balsa/Brasswood project that I've taken on. It's a daunting task but you're video's have been a big help so far in keeping me motivated. I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate all the video's that you have made and shared with us and all the inspiration it has given me. Cheers!
Whether a sole practitioner, or a cog in a larger firm, we all go thru the same things you did in this video throughout our projects. Thank you for sharing the struggle!
I Love you it's always a Problem over Budget in any kind of Projects if you calculate to cheap the risk is to high that you must pay, if you calculate to high the risk is high that the client hopped out.
Hi Eric, I have recently been faced with a lot of these same questions. I started thinking more about how I use my time and especially my time spent here on RU-vid. I just realized that listening through your journeys and story-telling is often like looking at my own reflection in a mirror. We are all faced with challenges that I certainly need to remember are not unique to me and my practice. There are so many things a professional and or student can gain from these vlogs, and based on some of the comments below it looks like they are. At times your comments evoke the days in studio when you were told to pin your project and take a step back... in hopes, it gives you a different perspective. Or lets you see your ideas in a different light, and outside of your own dark tunnel of design. These sometimes intimate experiences you share with us all I find reflective but also engaging. I say engaging, because at times I am able to use some of your words as questions to ask myself. Sometimes we just need to hear questions from a different voice in order to discover the path to the next answer. The next answer is not always the right answer, but all things build and grow. As always, thanks for the time you spend here, it is as valuable to me as I assume it is to you, even therapeutic.
I am currently designing an office Block for a client. It's my first time designing an office since becoming a Professional Architect. The last time I worked on an office was in 2015, and I was still a Candidate. I'm happy with the design, but I am aware that it's one of the most complex buildings I've done because glass meets aluminum frame. Aluminum frame meets steel beam, etc. I hate water, rain, I never want my buildings to leak because I detailed incorrectly. I came here hoping that I'm not the only Architect that feels insecure about their designs... THANKS A MILLION for reminding me that we don't always have it figured out. I also find that some details are better explained on site then conveyed by a drawing...
Nice video Eric. The reality of been an architect it s not so beautiful, it s hours and hours in front a pc doing lines. But when the project is done. The magic happens. I agree with you, depends how you manage your relationship with your clients. Nice work Eric, like always.
Great episode, one of the best. Your videos are so inspiring especially for someone like me who is studying architecture in the Middle East. cheers from egypt
Hi, I am from Indonesia. I'm not majoring in architect at my college but I have an interest in architecture. This is the last of your video that I saw for today, I just got your channel about a week ago and the first impression about your teaching is "this is what I looking for" Looking at this video, I agree that the real situation at the practice is kind of always different from what we get from school theoretically. We have to know what is our boundaries in the project, I think that we can start to manage the project by knowing our professional ethics. Thanks for the insight here and I'm very grateful for the lesson that you teach here. I hope that you will be always healthy, get more blessed with your family. Waiting for your video :) God bless
You are just a wonderful person... I have never met a more humbler Architect than you...n this is the only reason I feel our profession has suffered and not reached its true potential like our counterparts like animation, film making or any other design field like graphic or service design....we are a bunch of fools that feel we know everything and never try n learn from the processes of other design streams that may present a possible answer for our struggles...anyways I hope the best for you..really proud to say that I can now look up to an architect too and not just his work...keep up the great work...
you should do a grid layout/organization for your model space, a place where you put plans, elevations, details, sections etc....I use one and it helps tremendously
Eric I love your channel. I'm building with ICF so doors and windows in the drawings is kinda important. My process is in trying to clearly understand the process so I can communicate clearly with my architect. I did my own sketches. I've asked a hundred questions. I know what I want. I listen to her and the contractor about why this works better than that. In the end I want a finished project that all are happy to put their name on. The hardest thing so far has been trying to get a large window placed right in front of the master bath sink. Everyone has a mirror there, I want a window. Not hard to do, just unconventional. Looks out into a private garden area. She just can't see what I see as a design. I'll keep trying.
Your channel always make to keep going stuying architecture. Sometimes i feel that cant go beyond. Sometimes i feel i dont want to do this anymore cuz of the challenges ahead as an architect. Thnks for the effort of doing those video. A warm hello from Puerto Rico. Keep up the good work of your life.
thank you for these truly inspiring videos, i am an owner of an architectural practice and what you have presented in this video sums up my day to day practice to a huge extent.
You always talk about big projects/challenges, but if fact even small room/house can be a very challenge to put it together. I have in past the problem with my work office room 4000mm x 2060mm (door was on 2060mm left side ) and i use same technique as your "barn" to have desk in the middle that can be slide on 4000mm axie or even remove if need more space . Right now i am renovating the office; Can u make some videos of small spaces to better take advantage of space and furniture arrangement? Thank you and keep up good work!
Hey man... your works are just great! I am myself an avid sketcher, and I really like how you draw the line between artistic and pragmatic representations of an architectural detail. As you said, that details of doors and windows may be very boring compared to sketching elevations or site plans. But then the former can be made really interesting with possibilities of innovation. Details give us great opportunity to innovate and change the way we feel and operate within our built and open environments. However, the client portfolio stands as a major concern in the way often denying us such freedom... so why not make everyday challenges as our creative framework?.. let's be as fluid as the River that flows over any rock or fits through any crevice ... as you said, and I truly agree that "the River must flow on... " I am an architect and urban designer and you have been a great inspiration for me.. cheers my friend! Carry on the good job you are doing 👍👍
I strongly support the idea that you get to choose. No doubt, your profile is highly polished and you meticulously manicure how you present your practice. But architecture is always custom. Architects who settle for the status quo are limiting themselves. We need to design our lives
What brand windows are you generally using? I try and used known brands and standard sizes when ever possible, it saves time and money. And I only draw window and door details when necessary, special conditions, etc. If it can be called out with a note that's usually more efficient. As always a great video.
Brands change...this was a new euro style manuf I had never used before (no nailing flanges)...custom details and connections means I’m always drawing new conditions and fussy intersections...not everyone has the budget for that level of detail though!
yeah did see the hike. nice trail ^^ you must have great photo opportunities! Also liked your remark, it came across almost causal (don't think it was though), it really hit the spot; the thing about making things that you like and it would eventually, probably attract like minded people. Guess you're right. Was thinking about just that on friday, last, when I spoke with people from a large company who we just finished a revamping of offices. They didn't believe in our project, I had to push for it, now they all want a piece of the action. strange how people never seem to see the bigger picture...
halleluya!!!finaly someone speek it up laught!!1I HATE that details too!!!I thought I was only one and was just keeping it in secret I feel free now thank you !!!!
Ur a legend, i appreciate ur existance, can i ask from u if you can talk or make a video about parametric furniture and parametric architecture in general?
From where I am, one of the challenges an architect is facing is the notion of the civil engineers that they should be the ones who are signing the architectural plans, elevations and sections, and not the architects. I say, "What? Why?"
Totally understand my friend...everyone has to find their own path...I couldn't accept it as-is so I'm tweaking it to fit my own needs...appreciate your continued support and all the best in whatever is next for you...
I really want to become an architect. I want to do an apprenticeship because I feel like more experience will be better than jsut a degree. In Leicester there isn’t many places where I could do an architecture apprenticeship. I don’t know what to do. If you could give advice that would be amazing
Great video - good details can make or break quality design. Have you tried this in revit? You can create 3D assembly drawings that help the contractor better understand the installation
Hi Eric, great video as always! Do you draw details for every door/window for each home you do? Or do you have a library of typical details that you can just drop in to make things a little faster? Thanks!
I have realized in architecture ( at least in India) , that overwork, undervalued labour, meager wage are elevated as virtues. Architects persist in clinging to a romanticized ideal of a profession, that trumpets marginalization and exploitation. Usually I am shunned if I raise this question among professionals. Why does it have to be this way?
Be patient... Although you don't see the light at the end of the tunnel you'll never know when the things will change (in personal level of course). Most of the countries are strungling to find their ID or the budgets to create, even if they have the schools and the students to make a change. For instance, I had to travel abroad to find a better perspective in Architecture and a prospect on my goals...
I completely understand. Forget the cities, the towns support very commercialised architecture where usually money is always the centre focus. Good design seems like a very hard dream to achieve. It's an extremely disheartening field. Specially in India, where innovation is rarely accepted.
So it's not only my country.. As an architect I don't feel like I am going to make a difference here because it's all about rentability and not good design, sometimes I feel like the least of our concerns here in Tunisia is art, beauty and good design. We value the result, the income and the rentability of the project and never the Design!!
Yeah guys, here in Brazil is the same. They just explore us in front a pc doing lines and lines, working with dates that it's is impossible to achieve doing a great job. So you need to be a machine that produce projects. Only what really metters is the money and the product not the quality. This hurt me. Because it s not how I imagine to be an architect is.
I think apart from some starchitects who are living the "dream", Architecture and architects have the same problems worldwide ! I hate how it became only a service and not ART !
He has delved deep into the reality of things. He has made it simpler to understand the art of architecture for the younger audience who is aspiring to become an architect. Thank you for providing this type of information. This will hopefuly help the next generation of architects
Hey Eric- Have you considered paid counseling/advice sessions for young architects as another form of revenue? I know I would pay for a session or two! Also, if you could make a video at some point on how you calculate square footage (net vs. gross, etc.) I would much appreciate it. Thx!
It seems that generating 3D models where each house assembly (including moisture barrier films, and even nails) and the assembly sequence is included should remove a lot of site visiting and questions. It also forces the architect to deal with the tridimensional details that get lost on the 2D drawing. Drawings should still be used for specs and dimensions. Just my opinion
Hey, I like your drawing style, but I feel like the outline has a very high lineweight - I am aware that it is necessary to differenciate, but I feel like this huge contrast would be disorienting and too dominant for the carpenters to read. Anyhow, great video once again! Personally, I love drawing details :P
