Photo: Zach Klein As I wrote before, I found myself to be a “C” caliber student in studio throughout my academic career. This was a trend that I just could not seem to escape, no matter how hard I tried to address it. Was it just me or did it have to do with architecture programs in general?

Photo: svennnnnnnn Now there are tasks that you cannot avoid doing at a practice that will cause you to hate your job. And then there are tasks that you can pleasantly avoid in order to make your life a lot easier. One of these tasks that you should try to avoid at all costs is 3D rendering. It [...]

Photo: kabun I recently had a moment of reflection whereby I assessed what YoungArchitect’s place would be in the online architecture community. I realized that recently I had gone astray from my original intent of this site and I wasn’t supplying you, the reader, with much quality content. What is Wrong with YoungArchitect? The basic problem that I have [...]

  Photo: foundphotoslj While I was in school, I was consistently a C student in my studio classes. This frustrated me greatly as I had always been an “A” student throughout high school and I was doing relatively well in my other classes. I just couldn’t understand why this success didn’t translate into the studio. I wondered [...]

Meet Stephen Wiltshire, an autistic man that has the unbelievable ability to draw whole city-scapes after only one cursory viewing. After nothing more than a single helicopter ride, Stephen can fill the better part of 5 1/2 yards of paper with a detailed recounting of what he saw. Above, Stephen takes on the Rome, Italy.