Feeling drained after final reviews? You’re not alone. Whether your model’s in pieces (literally or emotionally), these 5 post-semester rituals will help you reset your mind, clear the chaos, and slowly rebuild your energy—for yourself and your next big creative chapter.
Burned Out and Behind? Here’s What to Focus on When You’re Running Out of Time
Feeling overwhelmed and behind on your final studio project? This post is your no-fluff guide to making smart, strategic moves when time (and energy) are running low. Whether you're buried in unfinished drawings or second-guessing everything, you'll learn how to simplify your scope, stay focused, and finish strong—even if you're totally burned out.
Interview Questions for Freelance Interviewees
Top Tips for Working From Home
Bad Habits to Avoid When Working in Revit
Did you just start using Revit, or have you been using it for a while? I’m willing to bet you’ve made some of these mistakes yourself at some point. These are some of the worst Revit mistakes I’ve seen in my years of teaching Revit and working with other designers. How many of these are you guilty of?
10 of My Favorite Work From Home Tools
How to Avoid All-Nighters
I’ve written and spoken about how to survive all-nighters, but it’s best if we can avoid them in the first place, right?
All-nighters are very unhealthy for you, especially if you find yourself doing them all the time. Working for hours on end, especially overnight, can cause you to make mistakes in your work, can make you sick, and can be seriously dangerous if you’re working on models with knives and machinery without sleep. Here are my tips on how to avoid all-nighters.
15 Tips for Starting Your Own Design Business
Invoicing the Smart Way
Baby Got B-ACH
Tips for Existing Conditions Surveys
WTF (What the Finance) is Double-Entry Accounting?
You Don't Even Know What a Write-Off Is!
How to Link Excel Spreadsheets into AutoCAD + Revit
One of the biggest issues I see in projects is duplicate information. This is something I always try to avoid whenever I can. This might mean duplicate information within a single Revit file across multiple sheets, or duplicate information between different programs. One of the best ways to avoid this issue is to link files into your projects rather than manually typing in the information into multiple places so any changes only have to be made once and will update across all of your files.
Free Time Tracking and Invoicing for Freelancers
If you’re looking for a free customizable method for tracking your time and invoicing your clients then look no further! This is the system I created and used when I first began freelancing which was a huge step up from using my notebook. If you hate doing math, I’ll show you the formulas you need to make sure your hours and amounts due are calculated correctly. Best of all you can fully customize your invoices to get them to look however you envisioned!
Must Have Tools for Existing Conditions Surveys
5 Resources Every Architect and Architectural Designer Needs at their Desk
There's so much more to being a great designer than drawing pretty pictures and building models.
Pretty pictures have to be accompanied by well designed spaces that not only comply with the code but also remain functional. The way to become a great designer is to gain as much experience as you can and know the right material to use as a guide. Having the right resources at your disposal is such an important element in your success as a designer, along with working under a seasoned and skilled professional.
How to Write a Great Cover Letter for Architecture
This is my 7 step process to writing a concise, professional, personalized cover letter that will help you land that job. This process applies to any industry, whether you're applying for a job or internship in architecture, graphic design, journalism, or anything else, this method should work for you.
7 Tips for How to Pass the Architect Registration Exams (ARE's) on a Budget
So... you want to pass the ARE's?
Of course you do! And guess what, you probably don't have to spend $100's to do it.
There are so many paid resources out there, but there are so many more free resources you can take advantage of. So before you go spend hundreds on online ARE courses, books, or other paid content, here are my wallet friendly tips for passing the AREs.
22 of My Favorite Revit Keyboard Shortcuts
Using shortcuts is critical to having a working quickly and efficiently in Revit. I’ll never forget watching my partner on a project using the ribbon to draw all of his elements on our model. Tasks that I could complete in seconds would take him minutes which is time that adds up quickly. I want you to make the most of your time so you can begin working faster and smarter in Revit, so here are 22 of my most used Revit keyboard shortcuts.
