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Architectural essays, project notes, research, material observations, and built-environment reflections from INJ Architects.
How to design a double-height living room?
Luxury is not just the feeling one experiences through different products, furniture, and other items. But it can also be…
Eight tips to make small homes look bigger
Tip #1: Combine the spaces but mark them. The trend towards cool rooms connecting the kitchen to the living room…
How does architecture impact society?
Architecture is at its roots for creating the physical environment in which people live, but architecture is more than just…
Three Techniques to Improve Architectural Sketching
Through advanced technology and development in architecture, we are given the ability to think and communicate our ideas a little…
Six Design Lessons You Can Learn From Architecture
Lesson #1: Always design something by looking at it in its next larger context—a chair in a room, a room…
Four trends that could shape the future of architecture
Immersive technology is changing the architectural design process Today, architects can experiment with the design before construction begins. Virtual reality…
The Three Most Important Non-Architecture Skills You Learn in Architecture School
Architecture school is a long way to go and we all know that. Whether you earn a 5-year professional degree…
Key points to starting an architectural design
Program The first step for any design project will be defining the construction program. Software is an architectural term for…
Three Lessons Architects Can Learn From The History of Architecture
Today I am accused of being a revolutionary, and yet I confess that I have had but one master: the…
Five ways architects are changing the way we live in the world
Are you tired of being the same age, the same age? Are you ready for a change? A completely new…
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