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✱ Requirements for Creative Thinking

Isaac Asimov Asks, “How Do People Get New Ideas?” Read this article first. It takes about 10 minutes, and is completely worth your time if you do any kind of creative work. This is an insightful article that has an amazing comment section which really adds to the original. It&

✱ It's Their Story

This is my third post in the ArchiTalks (search #architalks on twitter) series where a bunch of internet friends in the online architecture world write an article and post about the same topic on the same day. We most definitely don’t write about the same things however. We’re

✱ This is Exciting... Because It's Real

This is the second post in the ArchiTalks series where a bunch of internet-friends (no, we did not meet on match.com) post on the same topic that has to do with our chosen profession - architecture. Bob Borson over at Life of an Architect started this whole thing last

✱ Eleven questions about a career in architecture

The following Q & A is my take on 11 questions that are commonly asked of us in the field of architecture. This is a fun and informative post, and the charge came from Bob Borson over at Life of an Architect (thanks Bob!). Lots of other bloggers are answering

Link: 5 Best Punctuation Marks in Literature

Speaking of spelling, today I found myself grinning reading this short post on Vulture by Kathryn Schulz. Words have meaning, written language is important, and even punctuation can be fun. (via Daring Fireball)

✱ A Leader's Job - Launching Project Undercurrent

Chris Luebkeman writing for the Boston Society of Architects At Issue (Fall 2013) magazine on having lunch with 20-year-olds that are working in his engineering firm Arup in a short article entitled Getting Out of Tomorrow's Way: I get inspired by their thoughtful concern about the change they

Letters of Note: Best of 2012

Have you visited Letters of Note lately? It's one of the best. Don't miss their Best of 2012 letters. Letters of Note is an attempt to gather and sort fascinating letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes, and memos. Scans/photos where possible. Fakes will be sneered at. Updated