tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416426589713285085.post6258557106998943693..comments2024-02-28T02:23:50.477-06:00Comments on Constructive Thoughts: What is a Master Builder?Sheldonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799057838622646083noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416426589713285085.post-26188473511863918222019-08-03T03:09:51.259-05:002019-08-03T03:09:51.259-05:00Your blog explaining all the main points very awes...Your blog explaining all the main points very awesomely. Thanks for sharing this knowledgeable post<br /><a href="https://www.masterbuildinginspectors.com.au/" rel="nofollow">building inspectors Perth</a>William McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818452694579814193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416426589713285085.post-51074598485098358212018-09-17T11:33:48.553-05:002018-09-17T11:33:48.553-05:00As stated in the quotations at the beginning of th...As stated in the quotations at the beginning of this piece, the master builder must understand both theory and practical experience in construction. As others have noted in comments to this series, it may well be that, due to the complexities of today's construction, it no longer is possible for an individual to be a master builder except for residential or other small-scale construction. That doesn't mean you can't try, though! <br /><br />If you want to be an architect, find a school that goes beyond planning and big-D design, one that incorporates education about materials and construction in its curriculum. Education in construction management may be a better option, though I suspect these programs are light on theory and planning. <br /><br />Regardless of the path you choose, always consider all aspects of building. Ask what you don't know and try to learn about it. The more you know, the better you'll be at whatever you do, and the more valuable you'll be to others. Never stop learning!Sheldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799057838622646083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416426589713285085.post-59815531479279084312018-08-18T00:12:18.794-05:002018-08-18T00:12:18.794-05:00I just discovered your "Master Builder" ...I just discovered your "Master Builder" series and address a lot of hangups in the architectural and construction industry. what instruction would you give to a student to be come a modern master builder.Or should one just become a construction manager with an architect license? oooor should I give up on architecture altogether. Good article sir and I appreciate any insight you can give. Thank you.Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416426589713285085.post-50456735603586040062012-04-11T16:00:58.008-05:002012-04-11T16:00:58.008-05:00Sheldon,
I'm intrigued by your articles and wo...Sheldon,<br />I'm intrigued by your articles and would love to write a response in the local AIA Redwood Empire Newsletter. Your Master Builder series has made quite a stir in the architectural community. Please contact me as your earliest convenience. Thank you so much.<br />Schuyler Bartholomay<br />schuylerb@qka.comSchuyler Bartholomay, Assoc. AIA, CDT, LEED APnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416426589713285085.post-50062160359327708792012-04-05T21:47:36.296-05:002012-04-05T21:47:36.296-05:00Sheldon,
Seeing this post reminded me that I hadn...Sheldon,<br /><br />Seeing this post reminded me that I hadn't replied to the very gracious phone message you left for me after my reply to the previous post. I apologize for not calling back promptly. We've been swamped at work, for which I'm grateful, but the pace has really cut into my ability to keep up with the professional dialog.<br /><br />Regarding this post and your thoughts about architectural education, I can attest that my architectural education, at IIT in Chicago in the 1960s, was as disappointing to me as it sounds like yours was to you. They spent five years leisurely pouring Miesian aesthetic sensibility into our young impressionable heads, and neglected to teach us lots of useful things such as building codes, how to organize actual working drawings, how to detail using actual modern building materials, what factors really drive the construction industry, the legal-professional responsibilities of a registered architect, and -oh yes- specifications and bidding. It was a real relief for me to escape the academic world of architecture school at graduation in 1968 and get into an architectural office where I could start learning things that were actually useful.<br /><br />After a couple of years of working in an architectural office, I actually considered trying some sort of class-action lawsuit against architectural schools, for their failure to teach useful stuff. Fortunately I backed off that idea and got married instead, which calmed me down considerably.<br /><br />I get the impression that most architectural schools are still sadly lacking in the imparting-useful-skills department. Maybe the new architectural-design-building school being started in Chicago, the Integrated School of Building http://insb.us/ will be able to do a better job. I sure hope so. I agree with Ralph Liebing that the poor quality of architectural education is a real problem for the entire AEC industry.<br /><br />I'll be patient and look forward to your further exposition of the idea that architects have "given up" things, and that our role is "diminished", although I'm really skeptical about it. My idea is that the exponential increase in building complexity has caused all these ancillary functions to be spun off to other specialists, that it was inevitable, and that we'd be even more neurotic and exhausted if we'd tried to hold on to them.Specologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00870574712590092597noreply@blogger.com