The first in a series of 50 videos discussing what an architect uses to do his job.  This video focuses on Symmetry, how it has ...

Doug describes how to use an architect's scale and how scale effects the drawing size, the detail shown and the number of notes that can ...

Join Doug to look at a perspective of the building he's designed for the series and a breakdown of how it was created.

Take a look at two construction details to see how they are drawn and what kind of information they contain that's helpful to the contractor

Doug goes through a typical wall section for the shingle style home he designed and discusses the important aspects of the drawing and what should ...

Doug goes through the floor plan of a shingle style home he designed discussing the visual characteristics that make it legible and descriptive.

Doug talks about how to draw an architectural elevation using a floor plan.  He also discusses the elements of a presentation architectural elevation as well ...

Doug talks about the details of a wood gate he had designed and built on his property.

Doug talks about how architecture could be considered invention, taking a product to market and what the rest of the series will focus on.

Doug talks about the difference between getting a building built and getting a product to market.  He also discusses what questions he'll be covering in ...

Doug talks about  the 4 things to remember when trying to decide what professionals and business partnerships you should consider when taking a product to ...

Learn what it takes to go to market with your product.

The nuts and bolts of patents and filing a provisional patent application.

Four professionals you should probably consider working with when taking a product to market.

Learn what five goals you should consider when taking your product to market

Learn what four architect's and entrepreneurs have in common that makes them successful

This is the first video in a five part series talking about the importance of Drawing, Mathematics, English, Creativity & Conscientiousness in going to school ...

This is the first video in a three part series discussing the path of an architect from high school to college to architectural internship to ...

Find out what you need to know to make a portfolio for college admission or tips on making your portfolio in architecture school. You can view ...

Want to be an architect? Making an architecture portfolio? Thinking about changing careers? Need tips on what's most important when becoming an architect? Get answers...THE ...

A HANDBOOK for the architecture student, the intern architect, the architectural professional and the person who is about to embark on their own residential construction ...

This How to Architect's tee shirt 'warship' is a tectonic graphic that depicts war machinery and mechanical systems parts.  It's drawn by hand as a ...

Get access to Doug's portfolio as an example of what you might include on your own as well as an example of one way you ...

Other professions an architect may find themselves doing...

Part 1 in a seven part series where we learn how the architect invents by creating something of new utility. He is also a designer ...

Learn that if you look below the surface you'll see that the architect makes more than a building, they also make form, story, music and ...