Best Toys for Architects….Countdown
Posted: January 25, 2013 Filed under: Architecture, JustArch, More FC3 | Tags: Architect, Architecture, Design, ILMA, Ipad, Laser, MacbookPro, revit, Technology 2 Comments »
Hardware:
5. The “lazzzer” – documenting existing condition dimensions has never been easier, my brand of choice: Hilti
4. The laptop – today’s technology allows us to “Architect” on the go, great models available for both pc and mac platforms but be sure to max out RAM, video, and get a solid state harddrive; if you are going with a mac like me, check out this sound advise
3. Twin 30″ displays – for cad work and photoshop at the office, today there are great choices under $1,000 for each display
2. Mobile phone – responding to clients and contractors on the go, from Blackberrys to iPhones to Droids, Architects cannot be productive without one
1. The Tablet – great for referencing drawings in the field, meeting minutes, and notes, I love my iPad, it’s my favorite device, most effective for the price and syncs with all my other hardware, can’t image living without it, next time I’m upgrading from Wifi to a network plan so I can be limitless
Software:
5. Microsoft Project – manage projects utilizing this software to track milestones, durations, critical path activities, delays and recovery, from predesign to post-occupancy
4. Microsoft Suite – boring, yes, but still most effective way to prepare proposals, spreadsheets, and presentations
3. Adobe Photoshop – makes our cool projects look even cooler
2. Adobe Acrobat Pro – this is an unbelievable investment to help organize data for printing, distribution, and easy access, I can’t image not being able to use this software
1. Autodesk Revit – allows us to design and document our designs in 3-D, visualizing and presenting our ideas in a way unimaginable 20-30 years ago. Clients love the 3-D renderings and Architects love the ability to coordinate between plan, elevation, and section. It’s definitely worthy of the investment dollars to gain productivity and the ability to design in a “real” three dimension environment – You get to build the building “virtually” before building the building.
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LEADERSHIP by Napoleon Hill
Posted: July 19, 2012 Filed under: Social Media | Tags: Amazon, Books, Encouragement, Ipad, Kindle, Leadership, Think and Grow Rich 7 Comments »
The following are important factors of leadership:
1. UNWAVERING COURAGE based upon knowledge of self, and of one’s occupation. No follower wishes to be dominated by a leader who lacks self-confidence and courage. No intelligent follower will be dominated by such a leader very long.
2. SELF-CONTROL. The man who cannot control himself, can never control others. Self-control sets a mighty example for one’s followers, which the more intelligent will emulate.
3. A KEEN SENSE OF JUSTICE. Without a sense of fairness and justice, no leader can command and retain the respect of his followers.
4. DEFINITENESS OF DECISION. The man who wavers in his decisions, shows that he is not sure of himself. He cannot lead others successfully.
5. DEFINITENESS OF PLANS. The successful leader must plan his work, and work his plan. A leader who moves by guesswork, without practical, definite plans, is comparable to a ship without a rudder. Sooner or later he will land on the rocks.
6. THE HABIT OF DOING MORE THAN PAID FOR. One of the penalties of leadership is the necessity of willingness, upon the part of the leader, to do more than he requires of his followers.
7. A PLEASING PERSONALITY. No slovenly, careless person can become a successful leader. Leadership calls for respect. Followers will not respect a leader who does not grade high on all of the factors of a Pleasing Personality.
8. SYMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING. The successful leader must be in sympathy with his followers. Moreover, he must understand them and their problems.
9. MASTERY OF DETAIL. Successful leadership calls for mastery of details of the leader’s position.
10. WILLINGNESS TO ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY. The successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistakes and the shortcomings of his followers. If he tries to shift this responsibility, he will not remain the leader. If one of his followers makes a mistake, and shows himself incompetent, the leader must consider that it is he who failed.
11. COOPERATION. The successful leader must understand, and apply the principle of cooperative effort and be able to induce his followers to do the same. Leadership calls for POWER, and power calls for COOPERATION.
Source:
Think and Grow Rich, March 1937
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Top 10 Books to Read During Hurricane @Irene
Posted: August 28, 2011 Filed under: Architecture, JustArch, More FC3 | Tags: Architecture, Books, FC3, hurricane, Ipad, Irene, just for fun, Kindle, Nook 4 Comments »The Fountainhead or Atlas Shrugged or Anything else by Ayn Rand
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Poetry of Architecture by John Ruskin
Mask of Medusa by John Hejduk Read the rest of this entry »
Artwork of the Day
Posted: October 7, 2010 Filed under: Art, More FC3, Photography | Tags: "Umbilical", Apple, Art, Artwork, Collage, Flowers, Information, Ipad, iPhone, iPod, Lake Mohawk, Macro Lens, Magazine, Mask, Masked, Mixed Media, Montage, Nikon D90, NJ Wildlife, Original, Photo of the Day, Photographic art, Photography, Sparta, Tamron, Tamron 60mm Leave a comment »
“Umbilical” (Masked Information)Mixed Media – Magazine Collage & Adobe Photoshop
by: Frank Cunha III
Photo of the Day
“Macro Fuzzy Little Flower Bud”
Photographed on 10/3/2010
by: Frank Cunha III
