It’s time to plan another road trip to a National Park, dark skies, astrophotography, and Evan speaks at a Professional Practice class at a local architecture school.

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Death Valley National Park (Nat’l Park Service)

The racetrack

Great Basin National Park (NPS)

Valley of Fire State Park (Nevada State Parks)

Badlands National Park (NPS)

EntreArchitect community (Facebook)

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We’re celebrating a couple of birthdays, iPhone photo memories that lead to a conversation about amazing architectural chapels, and more.

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Wayfarer’s Chapel by Lloyd Wright

Wayfarer’s Chapel (Wikipedia)

ARCHEYES article on Wayfarer’s Chapel (includes the plan drawing)

Additional drawings of Wayfarer’s Chapel

Thorncrown Chapel by E. Fay Jones (Wikipedia)

Yancey Tire Chapel by Rural Studio

Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel by E. Fay Jones (Wikipedia)

Duke University School of Nursing by Ayers Saint Gross (Facebook)

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A conversation about a recent lecture by Andrew Freear and Rusty Smith of Rural Studio at The Architectural League.

Links

Andrew Freear and Rusty Smith, Rural Studio: The Challenges of Sustainable Rural Living (YouTube)

Archispeak #170 - Guerilla Architecture; a conversation with Steven Hoffman of Rural Studio after a viewing of the Citizen Architect documentary.

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We discuss how the grass is always greener wherever someone looks like they are loving their career, ping pong ball shooters and old-timey drum brakes, formative TV shows and books on making things, problem-solving including the interpretation of the building code, and more.

Links

Adam Savage’s website

Mythbusters (Wikipedia)

Tested - ping pong ball shooter (YouTube)

Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It by Adam Savage (Amazon)

This Old House website

New Yankee Workshop website

Bitchin’ Rides

Paint the Rust by The Dodo’s (YouTube)

Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside by Nick Offerman (Amazon)

Grease Junkie: A Book of Moving Parts by Edd China (Amazon)

How to Build a Car by Adrian Newey (Amazon)

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A follow-up conversation (with the occasional digression) to a recent presentation at the AIAS FORUM | CONVERGE 2022 conference for architecture students.

Links

Advice for the Next Generation of AEC Professionals (YouTube)

Students: Join the Peopleverse | AIAS FORUM CONVERGE (YouTube)

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It’s 2022 and we didn’t even notice, Cormac doesn’t like “resolutions”, work ethics and work habits, attracting and retaining talent, the profession’s struggle with profit and devalued labor to create it, scheduling quality productive time, and setting boundaries with Focus modes.

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In this conversation we talk about the fluff and non-fluff in architectural drawings, the Disney-esque nature of Cormac's project, the architect's avoidance of "means and methods", the benefits of bringing other parties in to collaborate early on projects, and finally, Dale Carnegie's quote: "Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday."

Links

Write Notepads & Co.

Dale Carnegie's quote

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Burnout is real. We discuss a recent report on the subject within the architectural profession over the past year with some shocking results, our observations and experiences on the matter, and more.

The State of Burnout in Architecture (2021) (Monograph's blog)

How To Build A Car by A. Newey (Amazon)

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Infratech outdoor comfort heating systems combine eco-friendly, ambient warmth with unparalleled design versatility, to add year-round comfort to the world’s most prestigious commercial and residential spaces. To learn more visit Infratech-USA.com/podcast.

We discuss impostor syndrome, NCARB's IPAL Programs and different paths to becoming an architect, ego and ability, a call to action for the profession, doing theory vs grunt work, and window shopping at auto auctions.

Links

NCARB's IPAL Programs

TRXL 062: ‘Complexity and Opportunity‘ aka the call to action for the profession

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Infratech outdoor comfort heating systems combine eco-friendly, ambient warmth with unparalleled design versatility, to add year-round comfort to the world’s most prestigious commercial and residential spaces. To learn more visit Infratech-USA.com/podcast.

A visit to Disneyland, exploring various layers of an example of the ultimate architectural experience at Galaxy's Edge, and more.

Links

*Star Wars*: Galaxy's Edge (Wikipedia)

Disneyland's attraction: Galaxy's Edge

The Story of Imagineering

Walt Disney Imagineering (Wikipedia)

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Infratech outdoor comfort heating systems combine eco-friendly, ambient warmth with
unparalleled design versatility, to add year-round comfort to the world’s most prestigious
commercial and residential spaces. To learn more visit Infratech-USA.com/podcast.