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Life of an Architect
Personal blog · lifeofanarchitect.comdesigncareer
Life of an Architect is a personal blog at lifeofanarchitect.com about design and career. Since 2017, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-01, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for an article on form versus function in architecture and office design, which one commenter says sums up the issues around social signaling, extra character and maintenance cost.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
This is a site about architecture and what it's like to be an architect. Frequently the topics help explain what architects do for a living
What Hacker News says?
It could be the same trend as in fashion: a huge chunk of the population cares way less about social signaling and extra character, especially when it comes with more maintenance cost and no more functionality. This is an article that I find sums well the issues, even as the author is I think more aligned with your views and wished for more “Architecture” as Art. https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/architecture-form-f…
Comment linking /architecture-form-function-object/
on “What Le Corbusier got right about office space”Submitted Do Architects Still Need to Draw? (2020) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Should architects moonlight? as a story · 1 points
HN discussion