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The truth about being an architect

the truth about being an architect

Find out the truth about being an architect, why it’s an incredible profession and a tough business.  What most people don’t tell you about what you learn in school and how it differs from practice.

So you want to be an architect, Part 1

so you want to be an architect, part 1

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 and a translator of the owners intentions.

You'll never hear an architect say...

top 10

Doug goes through his Top 10 things you’ll probably never hear an architect say.

How to design like an architect

how to design like an architect

Learn how to design like an architect looking at Le Corbusiers work as a starting place and finish with a house on a cliff in Laguna Beach, CA.

So you want to be an architect, Part 3

so you want to be an architect part 3

If your wondering what you might learn as an architect, its probably about Philosophy, Sociology, psychology, material science, engineering, mathematics, History & construction…

So you want to be an architect, Part 4

so you want to be an architect part 4

What does an architect use to be creative? Learn how the architect uses scale, form, complexity and material to create a framework for style. That framework then gives the architect parameters to draw upon for their creations.

So you want to be an architect, Part 7

so you want to be an architect part 7

Architecture like many things is about many things and I’m sure I’ll leave some things out but here goes…

Could you be an architect, Part 1

could you be an architect part 1v2

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

How to make a portfolio, Part 1

how to make a portfolio part 1

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

How to write like an architect

how to write like an architect

Learn a really cool way to do architectural lettering on your next project or just for fun.

Who is how to architect?

who is

A video response for some students in Puerto Rico answering some questions about Doug Patt, his past, his background, his work experience, thoughts on architecture and his greatest achievement.

Little known fact, Part 1

architectural facts

Find out what little known fact about the classical column sets it apart from many impostors today.

A House for Kevin Bacon

a house for kevin bacon

A house designed in Sonoma California for Kevin Bacon as a thank you to his father.

How to draw curves like an architect

how to draw curves like an architect

A few quick tips on how to use a couple different devices to draw curves by hand.

How to write like an architect II

how to write like an architect again

Doug responds to some angry viewer email about the video ‘how to write like an architect’ and gives some tips on writing without a little triangle.

How to draw with lead

how to draw with lead

Learn how do draw crazy pencil rendered abstractions using lead.

How to letter with lead

how to letter with lead

Learn how to letter like an architect with a mechanical pencil.

How to architect and golaces

how to architect and golaces

Doug is a high end residential architect whose also taken a couple products to market. A shoe accessory called golaces, a flat pack birdfeeder made of bullet proof polycarbonate (thatís for shock resistance not the birds) , a recycled plastic material for timbuk2 of San Francisco and the script clip, a writable/rewritable paper clip. He [...]