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The curtain wall tool in Archicad is an extremely powerful tool and is a great way to better control reveals in exterior claddings like EIFS, Aluminum, and Fiber Cement Rainscreens. This tutorial covers some basics how to create reveals and joints in your exterior claddings. Music by www.bensound.com

The "Great Reset" is upon us and politicians all over the globe have used the World Economic Forum's branding of "Build Back Better". What is their plan? Are they really going to make a better future? Or is this another in a long line of hair brained utopian schemes that will be more disaster than success? Music by www.bensound.com

5.5 miles of beautiful forest and well maintained trail climbing about 1,500 feet. Music by www.bensound.com

Building permits are a form of police powers by local governments to help protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. But the Federal government is client and police, thus, no check on their power prevents abuse of the contractors who work for them. Similarly, Biden's unconstitutional executive order to mandate vaccines is the executive branch legislating, thereby usurping power from the Congress. Checks and balances are an important part of the Constitution for a reason. Music by www.bensound.com

Using properties in Archicad opens up a lot of possibilities. In this episode, I explain how you can automate the code required plumbing calculations for your commercial projects in Archicad. Music by http://www.bensound.com

I probably shouldn’t be hiking already, but…. Recently, meeting with a client, I had the request to make the restrooms genderless. The issue of gendered bathrooms is one that many people have strong opinions, and one where architects play a key role in designing the public restroom experience for us all. Are there ways to design past the controversy and create restrooms that help all feel comfortable and safe? Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Keynotes are an important, but boring, part of an architect’s job. They help keep plans looking clean and professional while still conveying vital information to the contractor. Unfortunately, Archicad doesn’t come with a keynote tool built into the software like Revit does, so how should you do keynotes? I describe two methods in this video. The first is a paid option using CI Tools, available here: https://centralinnovation.com The second, and FREE, method uses Property classifications, which is a built in function in Archicad. It allows for associative keynotes, and the setup is not too painful. Once you have it setup in your template, it is easy. Music: https://www.bensound.com

In Proverbs we learn 'to everything there is a season.' There are in fact times when it is good to conform, and then there are times when you shouldn't.

I was shocked seeing videos of people falling of planes, dead bodies in the streets, Americans fleeing on helicopters. America's longest war needed to come to a close, but the disastrous chaos that ensued brings great sadness. Mr. Biden needs to resign.

Designing on a sloped site is challenging enough, but modeling the sloped site in Archicad is also tricky. Here is how I model parking lots with striping, curb and gutter, and fencing on sloping sites in Archicad. This is Episode 002 of Color Blind Architect Does Archicad. Music: https://www.bensound.com

I go away into the woods for just ONE WEEK, and come back to the Salt Lake Valley full of smoke. This and the concern about growing totalitarian tendencies of the federal government, and one could be a bit saddened. Also, thank you to all you watched the tutorial video last week. More tutorials WILL BE COMING!

Bringing in Google Earth content into Archicad used to be easier before Trimble ruined SketchUP. Here is my new workflow for bringing full 3d Google Earth content into your model. This workflow ONLY works on Windows. For this demonstration, I'm using Archicad 25, but any recent version should work. Necessary Downloads: RenderDoc (get the v1.6): https://renderdoc.org/builds Blender (latest Windows build works): https://www.blender.org/download/ Eliemichel's MapsModelsImporter: https://github.com/eliemichel/MapsModelsImporter/releases Watch the video and these will make more sense. For ElieMichel's tutorial, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Q7dbtXVZQ Music: https://www.bensound.com

Everyone and everything is corrupt! From Joe Biden to corrupt oligarchs to sports figures, there is corruption everywhere. We live in a world that is corrupted but we also live in a world of good. This battle between good and evil continues. The cure for the corruption? It is simpler than you think.

In the late 1950's, the professional organization that represented architects in Cuba published a full page advertisement supporting Fidel Castro. Shortly after Fidel seized control of the island nation, he ended the architecture profession. This is a cautionary tale.

Can architecture solve the homelessness crisis? Probably not, but architects can be part of the solution.

Why are so many Americans fighting hard against Critical Race Theory? Because it is antithetical to our beliefs and our system. In the song, America the Beautiful, the second verse tells the secret of our past success and the secret to our future success.

The "cold civil war" is a term to describe the ideological battle in the United States on-going. Is it possible to reconcile with ideological opponents? Possibly, but when the Cultural Marxists are demanding the rest of society accepts their fraudulent framing that is fundamentally at odds with over a milennium of English common-law and thousands years of Western Civilization, the same civilization that has brought about the modern world with all its peace, security, wealth, and technology, this becomes a case of irreconcilable differences.

Walking my 10 month old puppy with my broken foot on a knee scooter, he got excited and started pulling me faster than I felt comfortable. Credit to my son for the footage.

We have heard the phrase "Silence is Violence". While this can be true in terms of societal wrongs that people refuse to talk about, when it comes to dealing with our own internal struggles, silence can be an opportunity for reflection, to stare into the abyss of our souls and find peace within ourselves.

Fireworks from Eaglewood Golf Course in North Salt Lake, Utah last night July 3, 2021.

Apollo goes for his first swim. He didn't like it too much.

This week, a 12 story condominium tower in Miami, Florida collapses with dozens still missing. In the video of the collapse, it almost looks like the foundation gave way right before the building pancakes down. Of course, we all know foundations are important. It’s even a nursery rhyme: “The foolish man built his house upon the sand.” It’s such a sad story of actual physical loss of lives, but our nation is collapsing metaphorically. We are no longer built on a solid foundation and we need to restore our foundation, which is TRUTH.

Yup, I broke my foot. And among other things, it's also hot. Like actually physically hot. We could all use a cool down.

Something more fun today: a 12 mile hike climbing 4,600 feet of vertical to the summit of Mt. Ogden, the highest peak at Snowbasin Ski Resort. This trail goes from a neighborhood near Weber State University and is lightly trafficked. Stunning views from the summit. Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

On a hike with our church youth group, we found this epic rope swing. Here is my turn on the swing.