Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/22/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/22/22

Writing Tip #4: 1,000 Words

Writing tips and insight on writing for architects, architectural designers, AIA Fellowship, and all creative writing. Tip #2 takes on the often-used adage, "Murder Your Darlings," writing advice dating back to English writer Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, as a process to review your writing with a critical eye and remove the sentimental voice or emotionally charged words and phrases.

Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/20/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/20/22

Writing Resources

Very few design and architectural book standards provide instruction on using active language in writing about design work. No AIA resources exist on the topic either. Do you want to be a better writer? A better writer on architecture and design…

Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/19/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/19/22

Writing Tip #3: Hear your own voice

Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/18/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/18/22

The Modern Architecture Book

The writing in most architecture books is dense. Extremely dense. The International Building Code (IBC) that drives the construction of buildings presents an almost insurmountable level of density for readers…

Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/15/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/15/22

Creative Writing Prompt: Talk to a Dead Architect

Creativity is a Muscle: My experience as a creative writer offers you, dear reader, designer or architect, creative exercises on writing and architectural writing. These techniques can help to build your creative muscle…

Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/14/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/14/22

Writing Tip #2: Murder your darlings…

Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/13/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/13/22

Creative Writing Prompt: I will consider myself successful when…

Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/12/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/12/22

Writing Tip #1: You can’t write the first sentence until you write the last…

Writing tips and insight on writing for architects, architectural designers, AIA Fellowship, and all creative writing. This inaugural episode begins the process to guide architects through the writing process. Rebecca believes you need to develop your concept and idea before you can finalize your first initial sentence…

Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/11/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 7/11/22

Reverse Engineering an “F”

The concept of getting an “F” on anything typically indicates you have failed to do the thing required, correct? However, an “F” takes on a different meaning in the sphere of the American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), and the Construction Specifications Institute. For these organizations and many others, getting an “F”…

Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 6/1/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 6/1/22

12 Steps to Fellowship Episode #5

First, the AIA’s online submission forum opens June 28th with the submission deadline of October 6, 2022, so we’re at the five-month mark in preparing a submission…

Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 5/24/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 5/24/22

Issues & Solutions

Interviews, insight and practical tools for managing the design process from many of the great minds in today’s design and construction including Emily Grandstaff-RIce, Phil Bernstein, Thom Penney, and Allison Williams. #AIA #FAIA

Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 4/21/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 4/21/22

12 Steps to Fellowship: Episode #4

Today’s podcast will go longer than previous episodes because the stages GO/NO GO, ORGANIZE and COLLECT are best looked at together.

We are at the point where a candidate has been nominated. They've heard from their peers about why they should pursue Fellowship, and they've gained an understanding of all that is involved in submitting. So, the big question is GO or NO GO?

Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 4/6/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 4/6/22

12 Steps to Fellowship: Episode #3

An AIA Fellow (Emeritus) and former chair of an AIA State Chapter Fellows Committee talks about what it's like to get a potential nominee to square one and beyond in the AIA Fellowship submission process.

Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 3/29/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 3/29/22

12 Steps to Fellowship: Episode #2

Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 3/23/22 Rebecca W.E. Edmunds 3/23/22

And the Object of Nomination Is…

AIA Fellows committees across the country are kicking into gear, assessing potential nominees, and sending out “feelers” for those doing exceptional and game-changing work. An early decision in the process is, “What object are you?”