Architecture

Last Friday I embarked on a one-day round-trip journey to my alma mater Cal Poly, located in San Luis Obispo, where I endured five incredibly great years for my architecture undergraduate degree. It was my first time returning to the old stomping grounds since graduating in 2021, so I decided to make a trip out […]

A few weeks ago, our office had the fortunate pleasure of touring the Sheats-Goldstein Residence in Beverly Crest. Besides its status as an architectural icon, you might recognize the Sheats-Goldstein Residence from the movie The Big Lebowski, featuring Jeff Bridges. Big thanks to Joe for arranging this tour. Anyway, I wanted to share some pictures

Collection of images from my third year and fourth year projects. 📏 Designing Through the Model During my third year in architecture school, our winter/spring studio embarked on a unique endeavor of constructing massive models from found objects on top of 36” x 80” solid core doors over the course of 20-weeks. Of course, our

The Architecture Registration Exam (ARE) is split into six divisions, each with their own exam. To meet the requirements for architecture licensure in any US Jurisdiction, you must pass all six exams. I recommend you subscribe to an ARE study course, specifically Amber Book, to learn the content (see my blog), and I recommend you

Welcome to Part II of my Kansas City Odyssey. In my first Kansas City post, I highlighted some key places I visited, most of which my friend Dan showed me. But sightseeing is only half the experience of exploring a city. In this post, I will cover the eats and drinks of Kansas City that

I had a couple of days off the past week, so like any sensible person I decided to check out Kansas City. What is in Kansas City? Well, the Kansas City Chiefs are. But, more importantly, my good Cal Poly architecture friend (and roommate) Daniel Weaver is in Kansas City currently working for the sports

There are six architecture exams known as the AREs (Architecture Registration Exams) that candidates must pass as a requirement for an architecture license, regardless of jurisdiction. Your first instinct may be to study for an exam, take that exam, then study for the next exam, then take that exam, and so forth. However, I am

In order to become a licensed architect in a United States jurisdiction, you must pass all six national architecture exams known as the Architecture Registration Exams 5.0, more commonly known as the AREs. According to NCARB, the average time it takes for candidates to pass all six exams is 2.5 years, from the first exam

Last year, I had a very hectic weekend around my 24th birthday, going from spending hours scarfing down KBBQ on one night to passing my final architecture exam two days later. Why am I sharing this with you? Because I feel that this specific weekend represents a lot about me: my love of movies, my

Hi everyone! This will be my first blog post on my website.  And hopefully there will be lots more to come.   Why am I starting a blog? The simple answer is that I want to share my interests, and I hope that others reading what I write will find some value in my content.  Those