I will begin with my experience. When I was working with a tech. Lead in a large firm in Chicago, I learned a very useful skill from him. He uses red pencils alot. When he drew sth, he did it confident. After he finished the sketch, he would have a celebrate sign to stop his pencil. ( you guys might not understand what i said. I reallydont know how to deacribe it. The action is on his wrist.) I felt this showed his confidence and joy for his sketch.
when among friends hanging out, i do not look at buildings parts, just to show that i knows everything about it n not deserve me to further observe more^^
in a meeting someone makes a comment then 5mins later the lead makes the same comment as if it is the most brilliant thing he has come up with. sit back and look around at your co-workers and try not to laugh.
habits i dislike: the awful term 'download' to refer to bringing someone up to speed on what's been going on on a project while they were out. I'll download you on that after lunch....
UGH - makes my skin crawl.
haha. the samples aren't a commitment, 80...they're a way for us to know if we want to use a product. if i don't get a sample, i don't know what i think!
hand over the mouth, squinting at something impossibly far in the distance....deep in thought. Alternatively pen in hand, rolled into a fist on side of your temple... deep in thought.
steven... meaning when a certain detail is designed and i mock up 5 different samples/etc....for review and the job goes to the other guy.... hence why i stopped making samples for free...
rationalist,
haha i got a good laugh at the redlining habit!!! It is so true!
I like when you are in a meeting and you are talking but the partner seems to listen one second and next he's whispering to the person next to him totally ignoring you then cutting you off and changing the subject.
One of our firms partner had some strange habits and you wouldn't even believe some of them ex. all the mugs in the kitchen had to be upside down and all the handles had to point in the same direction.
I also like when some of the partners/senior designers are sketching and sketching over and over on the same sketch that on the end it doesn't look like anything but yet they seem to see what is going on!
How did I miss this thread the first time around? Love the looking at ceilings comment, Steven.
archroma, did you ever get an answer to your question about redlining? We use red pencils/pens to mark the changes that need to be made to a set of drawings.
My own habit, in relation to redlining, is to mark off all the redlines I've made already with yellow highlighter, and circle the ones I don't understand in green, so when the PM comes to check my progress I can go straight to the greens. This system helps me make sure I've picked up every redline, because, you know, it's easy to miss a few when I'm sneaking Archinecting in during the workday. ;-)
lb,
I use green for the changes I already made, yellow for the ones I still need to do or have to look them up somewhere else and I use pink for questions I need to ask somebody else.
Some of the folks I work with don't know how to redline. They do it in pencil. Seriously.
I do have a habit of touching buildings/sculpture, knocking in certain areas to see if its solid, feeling the texture, etc. All of it cliche and nerdy as hell.
When I sketch in pen, I don't do the "celebrate sign" but I sometimes have these dots at the end of long lines as kind of termination points. Sometimes more than one, just for good measure. Exhibit A
standing in odd corners of rooms just to see how things look from there.
It's funny. I'm just starting school, but this is one of my characteristics that I listed on my application.
On a recent trip through Europe I'd always be alone at whatever landmark seeing the coolest perspective, when everyone else just stood in the middle with the group snapping pictures.
tapping walls and touching things seems to just happen without even thinking about it. also visiting a major city and returning with no photos of the sights that 'normal' ppl want to see.
that's what I do spaceghost - but I always forget that when I'm travelling and get caught in the line infront of the tatty guy with no pen asking to borrow yours
Habits: what architect' habits you like most?
I will begin with my experience. When I was working with a tech. Lead in a large firm in Chicago, I learned a very useful skill from him. He uses red pencils alot. When he drew sth, he did it confident. After he finished the sketch, he would have a celebrate sign to stop his pencil. ( you guys might not understand what i said. I reallydont know how to deacribe it. The action is on his wrist.) I felt this showed his confidence and joy for his sketch.
What is yours?
i love when architects look at ceilings wherever they go, silently constructing RCPs in their heads.
Steven: good one. I got to laugh, man.
touching and knocking on walls/columns/etc. and measuring between thumb and pinky.
standing in odd corners of rooms just to see how things look from there.
Licking your hand and rolling all over the floor when you come home. Oh wait no, that's puppies.
i second "touching walls"...i just love to approach a building, watching it transfer its scale, and then just feeling the texture of its walls...
a beautiful wall deserves caressing!
when among friends hanging out, i do not look at buildings parts, just to show that i knows everything about it n not deserve me to further observe more^^
not sure if i like, but i noticed this recently. wearing khaki pants and carrying freitag messenger bags.
It's scary but we all do it--
looking up at the skyline and at building details while driving a moving car
chewing on white Staedtler erasers...........what?........doesn't everybody do that?
excessive mouse clicking and keyboard tapping
or is that an answer to another thread?
Habits: what CAD monkey habits you like most
in a meeting someone makes a comment then 5mins later the lead makes the same comment as if it is the most brilliant thing he has come up with. sit back and look around at your co-workers and try not to laugh.
wearing khaki pants?
I thought architects always wore all black? bonus points for all black prada.
never taking a picture of a building or an interior where a person is visible!
"in a meeting someone makes a comment then 5mins later the lead makes the same comment as if it is the most brilliant thing he has come up with."
+1
habits i dislike: the awful term 'download' to refer to bringing someone up to speed on what's been going on on a project while they were out. I'll download you on that after lunch....
UGH - makes my skin crawl.
Drinking heavily
what i hate... when architects ask for samples then don't use you for that project...
what i like.....
haha. the samples aren't a commitment, 80...they're a way for us to know if we want to use a product. if i don't get a sample, i don't know what i think!
pen marks on the hands after sketching/diagramming (but maybe its just me b/c i'm a lefty)
1) wearing black. Most made-fun-of habit, but it still looks great!
2) redlining your own work before showing it to anyone. Makes me look much more competent, and like I care more.
hand over the mouth, squinting at something impossibly far in the distance....deep in thought. Alternatively pen in hand, rolled into a fist on side of your temple... deep in thought.
and perfectly formed letters and numbers
Sorry if this should be obvious. I am a student.
What is redlining in terms of architecture? Google just brought up the definition in terms of financial/loan situations.
Thanks.
steven... meaning when a certain detail is designed and i mock up 5 different samples/etc....for review and the job goes to the other guy.... hence why i stopped making samples for free...
Flicking my hands dismissively like Louis the XIV
Frank is my hero
gotcha, 80. sorry.
rationalist,
haha i got a good laugh at the redlining habit!!! It is so true!
I like when you are in a meeting and you are talking but the partner seems to listen one second and next he's whispering to the person next to him totally ignoring you then cutting you off and changing the subject.
One of our firms partner had some strange habits and you wouldn't even believe some of them ex. all the mugs in the kitchen had to be upside down and all the handles had to point in the same direction.
I also like when some of the partners/senior designers are sketching and sketching over and over on the same sketch that on the end it doesn't look like anything but yet they seem to see what is going on!
How did I miss this thread the first time around? Love the looking at ceilings comment, Steven.
archroma, did you ever get an answer to your question about redlining? We use red pencils/pens to mark the changes that need to be made to a set of drawings.
My own habit, in relation to redlining, is to mark off all the redlines I've made already with yellow highlighter, and circle the ones I don't understand in green, so when the PM comes to check my progress I can go straight to the greens. This system helps me make sure I've picked up every redline, because, you know, it's easy to miss a few when I'm sneaking Archinecting in during the workday. ;-)
lb,
I use green for the changes I already made, yellow for the ones I still need to do or have to look them up somewhere else and I use pink for questions I need to ask somebody else.
we used to use redlines as indication of things that need to look like this and greenlines as direct notes addressed to the person drawing.
Some of the folks I work with don't know how to redline. They do it in pencil. Seriously.
I do have a habit of touching buildings/sculpture, knocking in certain areas to see if its solid, feeling the texture, etc. All of it cliche and nerdy as hell.
When I sketch in pen, I don't do the "celebrate sign" but I sometimes have these dots at the end of long lines as kind of termination points. Sometimes more than one, just for good measure. Exhibit A
i think lb calls those 'bippies', slart. right?
Yes, bippies. My signature has one.
liberty bell, can you please stop using "Archinect" as a verb. That would be great. :)
In a world filled with hate, arbitrary divisions, and crippling isolation, it's good to know we all archinected.
Aack tyvek you're right, I should not succumb to the rampant verbization of nouns that is so popular right now.
Wait....I did it again, didn't I? Crap.
I wear black glasses and bow ties....seriously...I get compliments on my bow ties everyday. Brooks Brothers everyday!
Oh...and I forgot heavy drinking and numerous mistesses, kinda like Mad Men..
architecture grad school made it so that I can't spend more than 20 minutes (gotten better) without staring at my watch or clock.
crazy crazy awareness of time/wasted time (not that i do anything about the wasted time though, but i'm aware of it.).
standing in odd corners of rooms just to see how things look from there.
It's funny. I'm just starting school, but this is one of my characteristics that I listed on my application.
On a recent trip through Europe I'd always be alone at whatever landmark seeing the coolest perspective, when everyone else just stood in the middle with the group snapping pictures.
drafting with a cigarette in between my middle and index finger on my mouse hand.
tapping walls and touching things seems to just happen without even thinking about it. also visiting a major city and returning with no photos of the sights that 'normal' ppl want to see.
awesome thread
Hurriedly coming from the drafting room with a piece of trace stuck to the bottom of their shoe.
when someone asks does anyone have a pen?
you habitually reach to your pocket and pull out the best black ink fineliner...and cringe when they press too hard on it.
that is why i keep two pens with me at all times. my pen and everyone else's pen. nobody touches my pen.
Orhan Ayu... ?
I don't know anyone by that name.
that's what I do spaceghost - but I always forget that when I'm travelling and get caught in the line infront of the tatty guy with no pen asking to borrow yours
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