Recently, in the EntreArchitect group in Facebook, we reminisced about what architectural practice was like in the “good ol’ days.” Below are some memories I shared. More to come. I studied architecture in my native Venezuela. There, your university education...

Despite their frequent presence in all kinds of media, many people still don’t seem to understand how surnames (last names) “work” in Spanish. The concept itself is easy: a child is born and given a first name, perhaps (but not...

“The distance to the building shall be 29′-6 11/32″.” “Classrooms shall have an area of 116,250 ¼ square inches.” “And God said to Noah … the length of the ark shall be 137,100 mm …”  A bit ridiculous, right? When building codes...

Father Jesús Orbegozo, S.J., is now the Rector of the Jesuit school I attended in Caracas. But back in the early 70s, he was my Physics professor. In those days, hand-held calculators were a new thing (we were taught to...