To be honest, I just want to get my hands dirty with the building process. I want to be in a practice that cares just as much about craft and detailing, yet they experiment and are always hands-on with the construction process, (having a wood-shop, metal shop, making 1:1's) or am I being way too naive and there isn't architectural offices like this in the States?
I also noticed in the forum that some people worked for contractors?
What were your experiences like? What did you learn? What is your advice about trying to experience the design and the built process simultaneously?
Thus far, the only firm I can think of is Marmol Razinner since everything is almost in-house; they have a woodshop, metal shop, etc.
I'm assuming there are many firms throughout the U.S. who are getting their hands dirty. I'm familiar with these following offices whom have a bend towards building / exploring at full-scale, in-house:
The Designed and the Built - Firms in the United States
To be honest, I just want to get my hands dirty with the building process. I want to be in a practice that cares just as much about craft and detailing, yet they experiment and are always hands-on with the construction process, (having a wood-shop, metal shop, making 1:1's) or am I being way too naive and there isn't architectural offices like this in the States?
I also noticed in the forum that some people worked for contractors?
What were your experiences like? What did you learn? What is your advice about trying to experience the design and the built process simultaneously?
Thus far, the only firm I can think of is Marmol Razinner since everything is almost in-house; they have a woodshop, metal shop, etc.
Give me your thoughts and suggestions
I'm assuming there are many firms throughout the U.S. who are getting their hands dirty. I'm familiar with these following offices whom have a bend towards building / exploring at full-scale, in-house:
El Dorado
mOrphosis
Olsen Kundig
Anderson Anderson
Lead Pencil
PLY
Also, here's my list I keep an eye on.
Huft
Freecell
LTL
Locus
Breakform
Face Design/Fab
Freecell Design/Fab
Also, Tektonics in Richmond was heading that way, but then f'ed up in the recession and I'm not sure where they're at now.
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