removing a beam with a story above it?  better not to build that way to begin with, you're going to have to have some kind of machine you place in there that cranks and increases height as you slide the beam out front, placing another one or more in place.  This problem is too simple and not what i was thinking of.

edit: better to make sure the wood is properly cured and made weather proof, and it doesn't get weaker with time (i wouldn't know)

gruen, i somewhat agree.  if someone is going to work only on buildings, they better be able to stamp to make sure their buildings have integrity.

here's how to cut down a tree: cut a wedge shape on the larger side it's going to fall, then cut a slit all the way around without it falling, stick a wedge on the opposite side and hammer it in, it should fall, how/what chemicals does one use to cure wood?  how long does wood have to wait to be used so it's done with its shrinking and shit?

does wood have a higher (typically, or examples) tensile or compressive strength?

the architect must never build something that should not exist.  there is no getting away from the fact that buildings are PERMANENT structures (at least some of the time) and the proper respect is due.  Earth isn't one person's even though capitalism might one day say differently.

This thread is fucking hilarious. You gotta pull the stick out of your ass. You're not special, and you're an asshole which will not serve you well as a prospective student. What school wants someone who apparently has nothing to learn? You think you'll contribute to a positive learning environment? Based on how you present yourself online, the answer is no.

And I'm not sure what you have against architects. They make things interesting, engaging, and pleasant. Also, engineers are either double-checking them, working with them, or already established building codes decades ago so they don't have to re-engineer every single building that gets built.

The LA River as it is is what happens when you let engineers run the show. Does it work? In terms of water conveyance, yes. It also divides LA, is massively ugly, and wastes valuable land and park space. That's why they're letting landscape architects (or Frank Gehry) design it. I shudder to imagine a world of utilitarian, engineer-designed buildings.

Nice post, seedsnstems.

(I have to admit, Josh, the nickname Josh Zings is pretty cool. Agree?)

look, i know this picture isn't a building.  I know it might not be possible to build, i know the perspective isn't perfect, but that guy is in scale to the building.  I know i need the engineering, and the architecture school, but and this design is just masturbation and a waste of paper, but this design came only from me.  I'm so pissed off that i'm supposed to both accept that design can somehow be taught and also that i'm screwed because i didn't try in high school (something i was FORCED to do) while i was making music.  What were the other people who got into these schools doing while i was busting my ass making one of the only things that could be done and writing.

http://postimg.org/image/xvzofbmwd/

wait, is this that crazy kid in Australia?  sounds like a archinect regular to me...

wrong answer btw. (that's texting)....  AGS. IRC. Sketch. done.

Twins

Jesus

"Feel My Ubiquity"

pretty sure not

this is a hotel floorish plan/first two floors

that's a flw cantelever on the second floor

http://postimg.org/image/6g9da3wp7/c7ea1cc5/

but it has to have a public bathroom that costs the current cost of operation.

even if i got through architecture school and licensure, if it came up to me, and there really is only room for one architect in this town, i wouldn't place blockades to stop others from becoming architects, i would make it the simplest easiest way, even if that meant i had to not be an architect anymore, even though being an architect is what i want most.

Calatrava shouldnt drink and archinect I think.....and these sketches suck, are they RTVS? .....nice Non, maybe BIG does know what they are doing and moats are the future, forget gated communities.

anyone that can lead ricki to drinking should get a metal ;)

^RickB must be a fun one to drink with.

RTV, this one's for you:

rick i am one with the building.

u expect someone to make great sketches for no client's purpose & to show u nitwits?

edit: this shit has got to stop and i'm going to be the one to stop it for once and for all

^yes.

btw, there is only one "nitwit" here.

well then, go ahead, show me something.  you have 10 minutes

edit: you have ten minutes PLUS the time it takes to scan and upload.  20 minutes? i have a slow scanner.

At first this was funny.  

And then it was sad.

Now, I want my 5 minutes back. 

Here, this is what a 10min design sketch is:

And I have hundreds of these. You have no idea what you're arguing about.

that's the most garbage shit i've seen ever

What am I looking at?

i was like wutm8>nitwit

that's like grinding to a 180

or like grinding to nasty in a car with the windows all fogged

edit: or like grinding to gettin' high hangin low...

dudes, his subconscious is showing!

but then, wait...isn't it always?  badabing!

Me.

i bet none of the people who seem angry in this thread are even architects in la

The vast majority of us would probably prefer not to be an Architect in Los Angeles.  Or did you mean Louisiana?  I'm having issues following the keyboard vomit you spew.  Either way... not interested. 

If you want to be an Architect.  You have to follow the process.  Pay to play.

If you want to be a Structural Engineer, same deal. 

If you have screwed up your grades and can't get into school, that's your fault.  Don't come here and get pissy at others who have or are doing the process correctly.  Enroll in something else, get your grades up, and please (please) learn to type like a proper human being. 

we sure this isnt some bot?

nice donna

Louisiana could be pretty cool.  not sure if i could really settle down and live in SEC country, but a friday night fish fry with some of that zydego might make it worthwhile.

This has to be spam..

Spam

I can't imagine why any school wouldn't feel blessed to have you join their ranks.... Schools are in the business of teaching, and it sounds like you don't want to be taught. Design talent, arguably perhaps, can't be taught, but that's only a small portion of what practicing architecture is all about. You have to learn the rest of it somehow. 

When everyone around you seems like an asshole, the problem likely isn't them....

I'm not sure where you're going with the whole wood curing/cutting/preserving thing. Your lack of knowledge or understanding of wood technology is a good example of what talent alone leaves to be desired.

Wow.  I agree that this was first entertaining.  Then sad.

Now, I too want my five minutes back.

And those two sketches you posted haven't gotten to crap level yet.

constituents of the government should be able to enroll in state schools regardless of their age,rage,sex, or grades.  State schools should do the structural engineering courses as fast as possible, and NAAB should have no power to stop an individual who has completed school only up to the end of the structural engineering courses.  Although I personally wish to work for a certain architect, i don't think the 3 years should be mandatory.

What dumb-as-fuck logic you have. No wonder you don't have the bare minimum grades to get into an architecture program.