8 Habits of Successful Architects

[@30by40]

An inside look at how I develop Design Concepts: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWXHh5qYqt11d9k

[@arieffpurnama2314]

30X40 Design Workshop did you have a blog?

[@BusinessofArchitecture]

This could also be titled - a design primer for non-architects! Great job describing some of the 'habits' of successful designers.

[@Kjleed13]

I'm an architect student. "Iteration" is a word I hear a lot. Our professors love to see progress, direction, and variation. From what I gather, Clients like to see different forms of the same concept.

[@30by40]

Iteration - to me - is to the process by which variants of an underlying concept are developed. In my experience, clients prefer to have a choice between concepts early on rather than iterations of a single concept. It isn't easy to achieve the right balance between overwhelming clients with a variety of concepts and/or too many iterations of the same one. And, many clients directly equate more options with higher fees and so our role is to guide the process sensibly. One trick I use: leverage different concepts to illustrate the process that's guided me to the solution I think is best. Out of three solutions I will say, "This is where I began (concept 1), which led me here (concept 2), which then suggested this was the best way forward (concept 3)." Usually some hybridization occurs between two of the concepts and then we move into the next, iterative phase. Hope that helps... Cheers...

[@Kjleed13]

Thanks for the comment. Some of my studio professors are driving us to think more creatively. The issue I have is creating abstract and dynamic forms, setting new precedents. It really hurts my process when I'm constantly questioning, 'why am I making it look like this?' And I end up hitting a brick wall, while the other students make strides.

[@30by40]

Have you watched my video on overcoming creative blocks yet? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYu4n2Sfi92tmNU That's an excellent question to ponder...fleshing out form-making this way is good process. Remember, creating abstract or dynamic forms doesn't implicitly make for great architecture - architecture is fundamentally about space making. And, humble gestures can be just as - if not more - powerful. A few ideas: watch some Zumthor videos, step outside of the studio environment, cross-pollinate with other disciplines (watch A Chef's Table on Netflix for inspiration), read, hike, take photos, use new mediums, bike...do something other than design. Inspiration can be found in unexpected places. Your process will be unlike your peers, when you find the combination that works for you things will fall into place, but it takes time to figure this out. I used to have a box of discarded cardboard model parts that I would dig into when ideas weren't flowing. I would smash them together looking for opportunities, this always helped move me forward. Experiment...!

[@Kjleed13]

This was the first video I saw of yours. New Subscriber. Thanks again. I'll look into your suggestions.

[@asimsadat7278]

Kjleed13 how are you. i wanna ask you a question. is in architecture you people also studying about structure subject

[@horhehorhe1980]

#8 ENGAGING THE SENSES Juhani Pallasmaa wrote "Eyes of the Skin", an extended essay, regarding the biased nature of vision (without any regard to senses of touch, taste, smell and hearing) and how it generalized the quality of architectural work prior to its implementation. It is very true that ALL SENSES must be involved in architectural profession.

[@BeyenMuhammedAli]

The best architecture channel ever !

[@fatimajawad1351]

request: time managment during design process

[@30by40]

Thanks for the suggestion, it's a great idea...I'll add it to the production schedule. Cheers...

[@haripriyadalal5205]

+1

[@one234569and10]

3 years old, but still well put. This information is not dated - and will always be in place as potential rules. I love it. I am a graphic designer but have learned a lot from these "ruleset" type videos. Thanks!

[@30by40]

cheers...appreciate you sharing your sentiments!

[@WAJK2030]

Thx for reminding me on the very basics of our guild. In Germany, we are as much engineers and sitemanager as we are architectural Designers. One tends to Not think about ones own design-roots for long periods of time, until big projects are done in all the necessary aspects of a build.

[@30by40]

Indeed, the very things that drew us to the profession are often given the least time in our everyday professional lives. I keep wondering if this is actually a necessity, or if our Guild (excellent term...!) could design an alternative solution that allows us to dedicate more time to design and less to management. I keep looking to technology for a solution: a bot net of CM's we control, 3D printing, a more integrated BIM to built-world construction process? It's up to us I suppose! Thanks for watching...cheers...

[@josephjohnstone9922]

I really love that masterclass ad that always plays before these videos. :)

[@tomwilliams7326]

This video conceives a meaning of architecture admirable by many others, and is unique to yourself. Thank you for sharing.

[@Studio39DesignStudio]

101 Architectural learning, when I left Architecture School, I was still clueless, this alone was very informative

[@user-xp3vd9ux5t]

i love the exterior design concepts/modules which redefine interior design functions.

[@GhostedStories]

9:02 speaking of senses, I don't know if it's just me, but every time I see this much wood in a space, it's not just eyecandy, it always left me wondering how the space must have smelled like while you're in there-must be amazing!

[@IvanCapitani]

3:59 Lovely detail. Everything here is right, from the materials choice to the pattern matching.

[@Friday_The_Thirteenth]

I am in junior year on high school currently but I plan to go to college for architecture in the states with trips abroad to Japan to learn Japanese architecture. After college, I want to save up to move to Japan and be a unique architect with weird ways of doing things that most architects do not think of, like unique house designs with nature in mind. I want to tell my story through architecture, I want to be astounding in my artistic endeavors. That is my dream, to live my life to the fullest and to do it in a sustainable way for our home planet, Earth.

[@osiris0408]

I'm reading your book. I am loving your thinking. I am a young architect in South Africa and your thinking is helping me take the plunge

[@PeteDimitrov]

I am a painter and illustrator. My works are mostly in the realms of the fantasy and games/movies. Still, I am watching this, as it is beyond a useful reminder of fundamentals that can be incorporated in any creative, visual field. Thank you.

[@twiggyvlogs6441]

The opening to this video is just beautiful.

[@armehraj5088]

TwiggyVlogs hiii

[@armehraj5088]

how are you

[@Landphoo]

Thank you again ka. I'm not so well in English I listening and stop I write down text in my book and translate in my language in every your video. It's mean I taking longer time for me to understand that you want to learn. I learn many knowledge from you, architecture and the language and thinking as a architect thinks.🥰

[@ERICREDGE]

Our studio commissions today are mostly end market contemporary residential. Architecture seems to move with "popular" demand (sic) ie. Spanish-Mediterranean in the 70's , semi-Victorian revival in the 80's (known as Biggy-best in SA), and pretentious Tuscan in the late 90's. Even with contemporary architecture today, most clients seem to be extremely conservative towards non-conventional concepts. It is on rare occasions that we have a carte-blanch trust from the client to deliver a progressive and capitalizing architectural design.

[@hgkinboy]

Going to Ball State Architecture first semester next week, this is keeping me from freaking out as much lol

[@nyakadot.esq.2746]

I worked for Hughes and Polkinghorne Kenya 🇰🇪 as a technician n learned alot of great design concepts. Thanks to Tim Denis, Gary Farrant all RIBA Architects

[@ShanesShoulders]

Architecture is art.... all my concepts to most look like scribble, to me... art!

[@stuckassociates5946]

I saw a lecture by Vitto Acconci once where he said "Architecture is the 'Art of the everyday world'..." - I couldn't agree more...

[@horhehorhe1980]

well Architecture is ART and SCIENCE

[@rivkahdavid673]

Thank you! I like the structures and designs you portray. I enjoyed the steel and glass compositions.

[@leonardodav22]

Pretty helpful, all your videos are so great. I'm a architect student, and your videos keeps me motivated and inspired, good work!

[@stuckassociates5946]

In the day to day grind of marketing, business development, office management, and contracts - it's good to reconnect with that place inside me that looks for inspiration and longs for a reminder of why I became an Architect. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE what I do for a living; but the business of Architecture is a very different animal than the academics or the theory of Architecture are. Finding opportunities to embrace these ideas and instill them into our culture is always a challenge - but one worthy of the effort...FWIW - I would also add the following:9. They pay attention to detail10. The consider human behavior11. They LISTEN12. They improve the siteThanks again!

[@30by40]

Fantastic additions...thanks for watching and commenting... Cheers...

[@horhehorhe1980]

9. They pay attention to detail I think he already mentioned this trait in #3 "They sweat for details"

[@favourdgreat7846]

Love it need more ideas on how 1,can make people know his skill and how he can become a successful person in Building Making.

[@schwarzegeometrie4034]

actually a good architecture video, very basic and very true :) greets from germany

[@rais2115]

I am a girl and I really want to be an architect and I’ve dreamed of this for years and I have lots of sketching buildings, I have a lot of drawings and I am 14 years old I want to start my career by now but sometimes I think if it is Early and I don’t know if I should and another thing I wonder is what do I do how do I start where do I start it from? I am willing to study hard and do everything I want in my life bc I believe in god I I live just once I’m afraid that if I don’t start now it is going to be late I have really good sketching skills and I can really draw my grandpa is also an architect and my dad is an engineer, mechanic, and he does a lot of sketching all the time and he promised me that the will do everything it takes to help me make my dream come true I hope I do !

[@benjiesalazar5861]

I'm following only one principle, "The purpose of Architecture is to make everything easy."

[@RAFASUAREZ13]

Awesome video. Thank you. I will watch it again.

[@ElrondBurrell]

Very eloquent essay, Eric.

[@30by40]

+Elrond Burrell many thanks for watching...

[@omarelamine4400]

Great video!

[@gill4liife]

Amazing video!! Thank you

[@girmasileshiaragaw2625]

30×40 design workshop nice concepts,l like it very much

[@michellea3842]

Thank you Eric, for your insight! I've learned a lot

[@30by40]

Glad you enjoyed...cheers...

[@vitalysamonov3399]

Epic video!

[@canerkaya6236]

Big thanks for this great video. We learned a lot with my girl friend.

[@bushrasa1113]

can you make a video about" elevation "... like the most important things we have to think and do it when we design it ..please

[@madhukarkulkarni9835]

I do agree Time management in design process !!!

[@ArconDesignIndiaArchitects]

very nicely conceptualised and narrated Thanks

[@jonatanalejandrosanchez2449]

The simplicity, to do it finally, first we have to discover thousand ways to make it complex

[@jazzind2607]

I feel architecture today us more about a response to economy n not a response to problems of societies.

[@30by40]

it's an interesting point my friend...

[@cathymez414]

wonderful; very helpful. thank you

[@birguldeniz9303]

Thank you for sharing your experience, knowledge and ideas. Your videos are very interesting and inspiring. :-)

[@seanpielli1161]

the commercial preceeding this was for Frank Gehry's Masterclass lol. Also, isn't Parti the physical manifestation of the idea, not a concept or context? I was taught (and have always heard of) a 3 step process: 1) Concept- the main idea or focus 2) Context- the setbacks, rules, and opportunities that scultp the progress of a project and 3) Parti- the physical manifestation at the end of the process (i.e. the built building or the finished painting)

[@30by40]

I was always taught the parti is the generative idea not the end result. Here's a deeper dive I recorded more recently: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWXHh5qYqt11d9k

[@oudomchan8282]

Angkor Wat made from the best Architects. We can see the sunrise on the top of the temple 💘

[@silverking4933]

Any advice or make a video about things that architecture job interviews/drawing presentations. Thanks man

[@santhooshk5621]

Very nice video

[@lilianebeeckman2901]

Voor technische geesten. Decoreren op het gevoel en een poging tot visie is meer mijn ding.

[@diana.08]

Hello and thank you for everything you share with us!! On 1:28 you talk about investigating a narrative - what is the word for it? Greetings :)

[@almo2465]

8:19 A beautiful staircase. So eterea.

[@jahart777]

Very good information especially for a undergrad student pursuing there architecture degree like my self but some time when your giving information it sounds like your reading off a paper keep up the good work, please just use a little more expression in your voice!

[@NimrodClover]

Could you list the 8 concepts you cover in the video within the comments section along with the time stamp when you cover them? I am an Architect, I know the definitions and many others of the profession, but would like to hear which ones you personally prioritize as important to you. Yes, every Architect has their own distinct approach as your intro lays out. I would be most interested in how you come up with your eight.

[@verswu8019]

Thank for sharing :D

[@bikingpotato2073]

I'm really thinking about becoming an architect but I don't know if the lifestyle matches the life I want…. I want a creative and versatile workplace and I love starting new projects but I don't want to be in a constant competition and under constant preassure... i don't want to place work over family. Some of my criteria are a stable job where I don't have to fear unemployment so much and a job where I can prioritize my future family.... Could I still become an architect and is it possible to balance life the way I want to?

[@30by40]

This kind of life in architecture is absolutely possible, and it's one of the primary reasons I set out to practice on my own after working for others for a long time. Today it's easier than ever to start the kind of "lifestyle business" you describe. If you're interested to see how I designed my practice to fit my lifestyle, be sure to check out: Architect + Entrepreneur volumes 1+2 ( thirtybyforty.com/books/ ). Volume 1 is the starting journey (asking the questions you're asking here) and volume 2 describes the tactics I deployed to make it possible (passive income and product development strategies). I wanted to be able to walk my children to the bus stop or watch a cross country meet in the afternoon, and to take them to music lessons. I wanted to take a vacation when I wanted, not when my boss thought the workload was low enough to. Owning my time was paramount. Traditional architecture practice is associated with many of things you reference: long hours, stress, competition and anxiety. Reinventing traditional notions of practice isn't always easy, nor does it completely alleviate the stress any true professional will experience in business or in life; however you can design it to work for you, not the other way around. Hope that helps...I've found architecture to be an immensely rewarding profession...

[@bikingpotato2073]

Thank you for the answer, this is really giving me some hope. I'll definitely check out your books!

[@carllindholm8995]

May I ask how old are you?

[@Tfish64]

Im 17, what makes you want to be an architect? Because I want to be one too, but Im deciding whether I want to narrow myself into residential

[@mechhalima2817]

studying architecture is veryyy difficult and hard and needs more and more efforts,you have to be in love with her and patient tooo

[@npolarity6190]

Would you like to reupload this video with some notes, please?

[@falion1674]

Brilliant ☺

[@30by40]

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[@sohailai.darwesh]

thanks for sharing the secrets

[@ahmadzaatiti3838]

love it thank you

[@andjelatatarovic8309]

thanks for the video!

[@delaramcharmchi118]

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[@tientienyao]

Hi, I love your video. On 1:28. you mentioned a 'rule book' that sounded like "apathy". How do you spell that word?

[@nynjparis]

T-Y Chia He said a “parti”. It is a french word. It means an organizing principle. In architecture it is ananogous to a diagram.

[@cultofaurora8262]

Cool!

[@feelthemusic972]

TQ sir for tutoring me

[@visArchi]

visualizing & Architecture

[@xinli1686]

thank you

[@sresthadas1499]

What sketch or practice should I do to become good at architect painting.. ? I am basically a fashion student.

[@jazzind2607]

another thing architects can do apart from their daily work for the projects for clients is to participate in architectural competitions ..

[@Ibrahim-Faisal-Mohamed]

nice video

[@ljd8520]

How about some advice of finding new clients ?

[@tanyapuri2481]

i THINK this video speaks only about a certain type of design, i mean not everyone necessarily needs to keep a simple design and orthogonal lines, what if i don't want my joints to be seen and i want my materials to differ?

[@30by40]

+tanya puri - thanks for sharing your thoughts...would be great for you to record a response video describing a counterpoint. The world would be quite a boring place if architects only designed to one standard. I'm thankful others think differently than I...cheers...

[@architecturalfactor1396]

Interesting

[@siayoumi8654]

I want to be an architect but I really don't know if that will be good i don't want to need anyone when I grow up i want to have enough money for me to buy makeup and absolutely everything I want to have some time for myself and family at the same time so can I find all of these in architecture? Please answer this may decide my future cause next year I will be in the university.

[@jbjb777]

Thanks 😁

[@elfatihamseib7956]

Niece video

[@biodynamichawaii]

Thank you.

[@pilartxo]

This video is giving me anxiety :D

[@30by40]

...no pressure...

[@wamichorotv6123]

Hello!!! I would like to ask if I can do architecture, I realy want to be an archetect, though, I find my self in a hard time, since, I have not taken some required subjects in my O level and advance level, I can do less with physics, maths and chemistry while for the qulification in my country somebody to be so, should do well in those subjects. I did not know those qualifications, what I knew is being able in drawing and desining is the way to artecture, I went on drawing and desining buildings. But, when I attended my high school education I found something different, it was vice versa of what I firstly knew, I want to go on with my goal, so, what should l do?

[@jackwattsitoyu9274]

I have a question thats been causing conflict within myself, I'm enrolling myself as an architectural design major at my school next year but i feel my background knowledge on architecture is lacking. I've taken technical drawing courses and autoCAD classes before in highschool, and this year many of my classes are designed around constructing environments, but is there ever a point you feel "ready" to be an architect before enrolling in the major?

[@VijayYadav-ii8gf]

Innovative 8habits of an Architectd

[@mickaelesprit2332]

What is the name of the book you said at 6:30 into the video

[@30by40]

It's... Architecture: Form, Space & Order by Francis Ching, paperback on Amazon is here: amzn.to/2iuY7uc Cheers...

[@wiskeymagic]

Could someone answer me this :) . I love the idea of becoming an architect, I love everything about it.... but naturally I don't think I'm very good at drawing. Is this how a lot of people feel before they start out?

[@30by40]

I think it's common to feel as though you're not an expert at drawing before entering architecture school, however you should have a natural affinity for drawing (you should enjoy doing it). looking at the sketches of famous architects will quickly show you that each personal style is different, some are technically accomplished, some are more abstract...sketching communicates ideas that's the goal...cheers...

[@TheClassicWorld]

You don't need to be an expert drawer to be an architect. With digital or just pens, grid paper, time and technique, you will be able to do fine work without perfect freehand lines and circles. In fact, I would say drawing is superficial when it comes to architecture. Creativity and understanding are key. Some of the greats were not very well educated and some were even self-taught. Such as Frank Llyod Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Louis Sullivan, and Tadao Ando. In fact, Wright, for one, made it quite clear that he didn't believe in education and this may be the exact reason he was so great. For, education teaches you what was or is, not what will or ought to be. These men became great due to natural talent, hard work, and mentorship, normally under one another. Thus, to my mind, the five most important elements of becoming an architect, or anything for that matter, since this has been clear since the Greeks, are as follows: 1. Mentorship 2. Creativity 3. Talent 4. Work 5. Education Note: It may be the case that education gains you the former, however, it is not required, and in many cases, it does not help, not if you are filled with creativity and talent, then only work and experience will help you, not education. True greatness is always found in the former, not in the latter.

[@artworks-and-more]

You don't need that good drawing skills to be an architect nowadays, we live in digital world, all u need is to learn and understand functionalities of ur design, and try to apply WOW factor in every details u need to make, so u could have ur own signature 😉

[@pranitavarma6155]

Thanks....ur amazing...

[@yaya-yc2rm]

Hello! am 15 and am really looking frward to studying architecture but but i feel that i cant do so as i do not study physics,art,design and technology..nothing related..😷👀

[@arneilpioquinto9505]

I'm turning 17 this year and i really want to be a sucessful architect, i always watch videos about architecture same things about houses and buildings, but somehow i lack in creativity, everyday i sketch and try to think outside the box, i really love designing. before going into college i want to be prepared , so sometimes i get confused whether to take architecture or civil engineering . i really want to be an architect but sometimes i think i lack in creativity. can someone give me advice or suggestion for me to improve more... i would love to hear from anyone

[@gouri2420]

is creativity matters a lot?

[@abdulrasheed-bg5jz]

goodvideo

[@lijukrishna8578]

Thanks

[@30by40]

cheers Liju...thanks for watching...

[@salmachi9836]

Any solutions for architects sleep deprivation ?

[@30by40]

Hi, +Salma...I have a video planned on the topic of "time management in the design process" coming soon; it's in the video production queue for early 2017...

[@marzoke4837]

sleep more

[@milafii7347]

why am i watching this when i have no plans of being an architect

[@ryukimura7302]

nice

[@imranshaikh-do2zw]

How to draw... floor plan as per India design... Suggest... thank you

[@sayyedmohasinullah8429]

I am still fourteen and i want to be an architect

[@jf8437]

A client that understands that what they want does not come free. No one will build it for free and no one will design it for free.

[@nadael7657]

I want to start as a freelancer architect, does anyone has tips for me, I find myself lost here.

[@30by40]

make sure you subscribe for new videos each week, then check this playlist for starters: kzbin.info/aero/PLuJj3iQpiK3uPL5PaDjPUS3vQbS2UtHC0 and then this one: kzbin.info/aero/PLuJj3iQpiK3u6oClMNfuRhsVjC0GudZ8O that should get you started...cheers...

[@nadael7657]

Cool thanks 30×40 Design Workshop

[@stevecooper3010]

A good architect has to be able to build sounds simple, a bit like architecture

[@CHEFSUMDAY]

Buy a house that makes you happy remember all the elements that he's talking about

[@CHEFSUMDAY]

Remember to break the rules Just like the architect that built my house Frank Lloyd Wright 1953

[@randykling986]

And sometimes architecture just serves the real estate industry.

[@iamsheel]

Before watching the video, I know I have none of this skills

[@rockmr5989]

I am a diploma on architecture. The people are not happy with me. Or do they say it is not a requirement. Now my question is what do I architec on life can be successful?

[@tahiratoubarry6259]

Was design school hard for you

[@30by40]

Challenging, in the best possible way...