Architecture+Faith
The union between architecture and faith
Paul Sawier Public Library
April 24th, 2010 by J.T. in Architecture Comments Off

This is a quick section sketch I did of the Paul Sawier public library in Frankfort, KY.  I need to go out sketching more to practice those hand muscles, because I felt clumsy and uncertain of myself at this first documentation sketch I’ve made in several weeks.
My section doesn’t capture this well enough to my [...]

I “comprehend” it when I can explain it to you and answer your questions about how it will be built, how I might estimate its cost, and how much load it may carry (based on calculations of the size of the steel).

The Routine
April 10th, 2010 by J.T. in Architecture, Faith No Comments

It’s Saturday, and I woke up at 5:55AM, just five minutes before my two alarm clocks would normally start chiming on my makeshift nightstand during the work week.   I actually laughed in bed, because I knew I didn’t have to get up.  I tried to reposition the covers, and even switched the blankets between the [...]

Lost in Time
April 6th, 2010 by J.T. in Uncategorized Comments Off

Our architecture firm is doing a fitup of an existing building, a renovation for a new owner and new company that is moving into an empty office.  The problem lay in the fact that we had no existing drawings - and so we had them pulled from the archives.
The department of buildings of local authorities [...]

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