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Alamo Hardwoods Blog
Fresh Faces
 Jesse, Thomas, Felipe
My favorite old house moment is when you finally break down, call a professional plumber and then they say "Boy, I haven't seen one of those (fill in blank) in YEARS!" Handing then a blank check you say, "I'm happy that you're so excited! Take all my money and get the (fill in blank) to SHUT OFF!"
With those moments in mind we work with UTSA and San Antonio College's schools of architecture to employ student interns. They get to interact with clients, architects, interior designers, suppliers, contractors and carpenters directly to see what reality is. They also find out what carpenters will be saying about them in a few years. This way hopefully they know what they're drawing before they put a pencil to paper (stylus to tablet?).
They can learn the relationship between design dreams and materials limitations BEFORE they go out into the world and wonder why they can't find 21' long oak boards. (20' is our new maximum, up from 16's)
Jesse says he'll leave us with a greatly increased knowledge of construction materials and their use on sites. ( He also started to look at one of his classmate's circular wood deck design with a critical eye as to how it could really be made, or not)
One of our recent employees, Paul Maloy came in all ready to be a super-modernist. Six months here and already he was developing a strong appreciation for the houses of the King William and Monte Vista areas. (Welcome to the dark side, I said). Even if high Victorian isn't your favorite style, you begin to appreciate the level of workmanship and planning it took to create those gingerbread palaces.
I have developed myself over the years of living in a Reginald Roberts 1957 special an appreciation for the small simple details that few people would ever even notice. Our friends at "Atomic Ranch" magazine are making a career out of appreciating those humble little houses that so many would demolish in a heartbeat.
So hopefully your architect or designer will be able to dazzle you with their knowledge and expertise of materials and detailing. If not,send them to us.
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Posted by JR on 23rd January, 2012 | Comments | Trackbacks
Tags: UTSA Architecture Students, learn by doing
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