The Drawing Is Not the Building
Studios have never produced more images per project and never had less agreement about what the images are for. The drawing that gets built is rarely the one that gets published.
Practice
How studios work: drawing, models, contracts, fees, site visits, and the habits that keep a project honest.
4 posts · Latest Jul 17, 2026
The Site Visit Is the Real Review
Design reviews happen in a warm room with a projector. The building is reviewed on a wet Tuesday by someone in boots who has thirty minutes and a list.
Fees Are a Design Constraint
A practice paid 3.5 per cent cannot detail like a practice paid 8. Discussing quality without discussing fee structure is discussing the weather.
Every Studio Needs Someone Who Reads the Contract
Not a lawyer. Someone in the studio who has read the appointment, knows what is in scope, and is willing to say so in a meeting where everyone is being agreeable.
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