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 How to Select an Architect - You can find architects through listings in here, yellow pages or newspapers. You can also ask your friends and colleagues about their architects. Asking your co-workers about their architects can be especially helpful, because since they work in the same field as you, their needs and price range will tend to match yours. Out of all the prospects you find, you can select your architect based on various qualities. Firstly, you want to check their references. Speak with previous clients, and verify how long the architect has been in business - the longer, the better. Often a simple search online can get you information about a certain architect. If you can find a architect's official record, that will give you an objective way to measure the architects ability. Also, you can ask the architect for a free consultation. Most architects offer such consultations to potential clients. If an architect refuses to consult with you before you hire him or her, you probably want to look elsewhere. If the architect does consult with you it will give you a chance to verify the architect's professionalism, to see if you like the architect, and to see if the architect can meet your specific needs. Finally, you want to consider price. Building a home is a big step, so you do not want to be cheap when selecting your architect. Nonetheless, you do not want to get ripped off. You should decide approximately how much money you want to spend on anarchitect, and then go find the best architect for that general price. Of course, you may find other incidental qualities to help choose your architect, such as how close the architect's office is to your home. Willis Tower Picking a quality architect is very important, so treat it as the serious issue that it is. Do not be lazy and just pick a random architect on the fly. Perform due diligence, research prospective architects, and select the best architect you can. Architecture News
Super Bowl Stadium, 2012
 Don't be fooled by the red brick facade of this year's Super Bowl Stadium. Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana was designed to harmonize with older architecture, but the design has all the bells and whistles, making it adaptable for many types of sporting events.Photo © Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Super Bowl Stadium, 2012 originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Sunday, February 5th, 2012 at 08:00:19. Permalink | Comment | Email this Read more Architecture Updates: Jan 28 - Feb 4, 2012 A special thanks to our readers for responding to questions we've been pondering, and for sending photos! New From Our Readers:
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Architecture Updates: Jan 28 - Feb 4, 2012 originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at 08:30:36. Permalink | Comment | Email this Read more Happy Birthday, Alvar Aalto 
February 3 is the birthday of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Born at the cusp of Modernism in 1893, Aalto became famous for both his buildings and his furniture designs. Aalto's unique style
grew out of a passion for painting and a fascination for the works of cubist artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
Above: Otaniemi Technical University by Alvar Aalto. Photo © JPK/Wikimedia Happy Birthday, Alvar Aalto originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 09:00:00. Permalink | Comment | Email this Read more Super Bowl Stadiums: Then and Now  I remember the first Super Bowl game in 1967. It wasn't called the Super Bowl back then. The LA Memorial Coliseum, site of the first Super Bowl, is a 1923 arena built with classical grandeur and named after the Colosseum in Rome—no retractable roof on this historic landmark. Sports architecture has come a long way since 1967! The Memorial Coliseum has been renovated for modern use, and some of today's most innovative design is that of stadiums and arenas. Read About:
Photo of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 1930, © FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Super Bowl Stadiums: Then and Now originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 at 10:30:38. Permalink | Comment | Email this Read more Beautiful Terminal 5  This year, Frommer's World's 10 Most Beautiful Airport Terminals includes JFK Terminal 5 in New York City. For over fifty years, Arthur Frommer has published travel advice for destinations around the world, including Saudi Arabia, Iceland, Seoul, New Zealand, Singapore, Marrakech, Madrid, Uraguay, and Bilbao. These ten locations have the most beautiful airport terminals, according to Frommer's. Originally designed for TWA by Eero Saarinen, Terminal 5 has been "intelligently swallowed by the grasping tendrils of JetBlue's modern new terminal," according to Frommer's website. JFK terminals have been operating for over sixty years, and restoration and demolition have been common activities. The I.M. Pei-designed Terminal 6 was demolished at the end of 2011. Can't keep up with the wrecking ball at JFK? Check out NY Curbed.com for NY real estate updates. Do you know the latest news? Leave a comment if you've passed through JFK recently. What did you see? Source: Historic photo of JFK Terminal 5 ©The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey at History of JFK International Airport. Beautiful Terminal 5 originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 09:00:03. Permalink | Comment | Email this Read more | ||||