How to Architect is a website with videos about architecture. The website was started with Doug’s first video ‘How to write like an architect’, which remains his most popular video. The videos on the site range from topics like becoming an architect, drawing and writing like an architect, designing like an architect, to videos about the professional lives of architect’s. Also found on the site is ‘The Architect’s Academy‘ which features videos specifically for students or professionals considering a career in architecture. Doug’s videos have been viewed more than 5 million time. He’s a YouTube partner and most of his videos can be found there as well.
Doug has worked as a registered architect in the building industry specializing in high-end residential architecture. He’s also been published in a variety of professional journals and magazines. He has worked on projects that have received American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Builders Awards in residential architecture. Doug has architecture degrees from Pennsylvania State University and a Masters degree in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. He’s also taught in the architecture programs at The Pennsylvania State University and Northampton Community College.
In addition to his architectural training, Doug is Co-Founder of RootPhi, LLC a product development company. He is also an accomplished artist and painter who has sold his artist prints throughout the country. Doug’s experience in architecture and his enthusiasm for product development have given birth to a number of successful business and product ventures.
A little bit about the How to Architect content… Doug leans heavily on what he learned, liked and remembers from his art history, architectural history and Studio courses in college for video content. He also refreshes his memory at Wikipedia and his ample volume of college notes. Doug uses flickr & Wikipedia for many of the images you see in his videos because of the rights availability through an ‘Attribution Creative Commons License’. Doug encourages you to visit Wikipedia, the websites he mentions or simply Google the topics he covers for more in-depth information – as 2 minute videos could never embrace a subject properly. Lastly, Doug would like to thank the people that make the images he uses available, without which these videos would be much more difficult to produce.
Some of his favorite bands are Metallica, Rage Against The Machine, Kid Rock, The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Jethro Tull, Yes, Rush, Janes Addiction, Motley Crue, The Screaming Trees, The Cult, The Killers, Van Morrison, Paramore, Panic At the Disco, and Fall Out Boy.
Doug enjoys Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, racing his kids on his BMX bike, juggling, riding his unicycle, breakdancing at weddings, being an entrepreneur, architecture and making videos.
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