Frequently Asked Questions

I occasionally receive questions about architects and architecture. This headings below link to pages that contain some of the more prominent ones along with my responses.   Please contact me with further questions and I'll try my best to answer them.

 

How I Chose Architecture

What drew me to the profession and some of the steps I took to get here.

Architectural History

Past work and discussion of styles and specialties.

Architectural Acronyms

What do those letters mean?

CRAN Videos

The Custom Residential Architects Network (or CRAN) is a knowledge community of the American Institute of Architects. They have produced several short videos that cover common professional aspects of residential architects and architecture.

Architects vs. designers

What are some of the key differences between architects and designers?

Why Central Oregon?

What's so great about the center of this state?

Architectural Library

I sometimes get asked about books on architecture and design.  These are some of my favorites with links to their respective pages at amazon.com.