Whitewash Studio Architecture Podcast

As Architects we hear this all the time. Form follows function. Remember those phrases that stand out from Architecture school. Burned in your mind. This one is the most popular. Let’s dig into what it means. Don’t design Architecture for beauty sake. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marc Sawyer (@wwsarchitecture) on […]

Anytime we start something new we are going to have expectations. They could be good or bad. Depending on your outlook on the project. What we have to do as architects is not only take our expectations into account but take those of our clients into account. View this post on Instagram A post shared […]

One of the most important skills you can build as an architect is the ablitiy to drawing by hand. When I think of the ability to draw, I don’t mean realistic amazing works of art. I mean communicative drawing. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marc Sawyer (@wwsarchitecture) on Sep 22, 2019 […]

I want to talk about something I do a lot. It tends to paralyze me. It keeps me from moving forward on a project or goal because what’s out in front of me looks too hard. I’m talking about complexity. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marc Sawyer (@wwsarchitecture) on Sep 15, […]

I almost don’t like to talk about things like this for fear of jinxing myself. But I want to mention backing up your work. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marc Sawyer (@wwsarchitecture) on Sep 8, 2019 at 2:59am PDT It’s important for us, as Architects, to back up our work. Your […]

I wanted to talk about attitude and how important it is to your work as an architect. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marc Sawyer (@wwsarchitecture) on Sep 2, 2019 at 10:23am PDT As architects we’re often thought to be pompous ego driven personalities. Some of us have those characteristics but most […]

Show Notes: Communicate to your clients effectively with 3d modeling Sketchup Course for Architects Earn trust and have less changes by creating effective visuals your clients can understand. Communicating your ideas is necessary. Spending hours creating your solution is not the last step. If you can’t convince your client your solution is the right solution, […]

Show Notes: Virtual Reality If you have a question for me I would love to hear it. You can email me at marc@whitewashstudio.com. If you would like to connect with me on Twitter I’m @wwsarchitecture and the same on Instagram @wwsarchitecture

Show Notes: Design Brief Last week we talked about the design brief. We talked about outlining a plan of action and evaluating your goals. This week I want to talk about the next stage after the design brief and that is the As-builts. As-builts of your home are probably one of the most important steps […]

Show Notes: Design Brief This week I want to talk about the next stage after the plan sketch and that is the Design Brief. How do you know what will solve the struggles your facing? The reason we have the initial meeting is to discover these struggles. It’s used to discover your goals and based […]

Show Notes: My Mission There are many architects that I’ve considered to be great designers and world changers. When it comes to creating space and our environment. Alvar Aalto, Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Zaha Hadid, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Louis Kahn, IM Pei, Norman Foster, and Frank Lloyd Wright. They all have meaning […]

Show Notes: BAD IDEAS LEAD TO GREAT ONES We all live in unique spaces. We have unique requirements on those spaces. We use them in all sorts of various ways. When it comes down to it we live our lives in our homes. They need to fit our lifestyle. It’s not surprising after living in […]

Show Notes: PELLA PROLINE VS MARVIN INTEGRITY WINDOW COMPARISON Hello and thank you for joining me for this episode of the whitewash studio podcast. My name is Marc Sawyer and I’m your architect. My goal is to give you the knowledge so you can advance your dream of creating the ideal home for you and […]

Show Notes: WORKING THROUGH A MASTER BEDROOM LAYOUT With the whitewash studio podcast, I have several different types of episodes. Some of the time I discuss things on a more theoretical level and other times I like to dive right into an actual real life question. Today I’m going to be exploring and answering an […]

Show Notes: EXPIRED KITCHEN Hello and thank you for joining me for this episode of the whitewash studio podcast. My name is Marc Sawyer and I’m your architect. My goal is to give you the knowledge so you can advance your dream of creating the ideal home for you and your family. Today I am […]

Show Notes: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS It has been a while since my last episode of the podcast and I want to just jump right into the topic for today. I really do. But wanted to give you just a quick run down of what has been going on. Since the last episode My […]

Show Notes: EXPERIENCES FROM THE AIA NATIONAL CONVENTION Well hello guys. Better late than never right? This is a little different of an episode. All last week I was spending my days at the AIA (American Institute of Architects) National convention. It was an incredible experience and a huge amount of knowledge was gained from […]

Show Notes: WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES AND ADVANTAGES OF A SHIPPING CONTAINER HOME Today I want to talk about a new thing on the market, shipping containers. I know shipping containers are nothing new and have been around for years, but building with them is still relatively new. Just to be sure you’re familiar with […]

Show Notes: WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF OUR HOMES When I was doing some research for this episode I was struggling to really find what I was looking for. I think what I was searching for was some kind of trend or something to point me in the direction of where architecture is going. How […]

Show Notes: QUESTIONS TO ASK DURING AN INTERVIEW For our 40th episode I wanted to dive into something that might provide some value to you guys. Especially if you are in the beginning stages of hiring an architect. I am going to go over the questions you need to ask your architect which was put […]