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12.24.2011
10.31.2011
How to challenge the "existing paradigms about the practice of architecture in the coming decade"
This week starting on Wednesday (Nov 2nd-4th), I am fortunate and honored to be given the opportunity to attend the Practice Management's Conference, Architecture Exchange (ArchEX) East as an AIA Knowledge Scholar. I recognize this as a unique and excellent platform to voice commitments as well as...
9.25.2011
Lira Luis exhibiting at a.DOT
Introducing Lira Luis, No.18 of 52 Artists exhibiting at a.DOT | Chicago Artists Resource
Chicago Women in Architecture
is pleased to announce
Lira Luis
No.18 of 52 Artists participating in this years a.DOT exhibition!
To get to know each of the 52 Artists better the CWA asked each of the participants...
9.12.2011
Tip #7: Share the victory
The whole victory in the Curbed competition was a result of a collective effort. While I may have instigated the journey, the final outcome of earning a landslide total of 7,538 votes within 58.5 hours was not an individual effort.
I advocate a new kind of leadership that is more collaborative. A...
9.11.2011
Tip #6: Make it fun to vote for you
One of the things that make a journey fun is adding an element of excitement. You’ve got to enjoy what you are doing in order for others to get excited about voting for you. Also, I lowered my expectations for the final outcome of the Curbed competition. While I’m one to want to win, it wouldn’t be...
9.09.2011
Tip #5: Allow for freedom of speech
For every point, there would be a counterpoint. This creates balance and a point of view that is truly unbiased. Expose both viewpoints. Never suppress either side.
During the course of the tournament at Curbed, there was no shortage of “lively” discussions in the comments section. This became more...
9.08.2011
Tip #4: Make the process about them, your audience, and not about you
In the book Socialnomics by Erik Qualman, it states that “Successful companies in social media act more like Dale Carnegie and less like Mad Men.” This was my thought process during the bracketed tournament of Curbed.com.
I remember from Dale Carnegie’s book, How to Win Friends and Influence People,...
9.07.2011
Tip #3: Fully engage your audience
To win the Curbed competition, do you really need to "vote for yourself many times in consecutive 24-hour periods"? Or; would you really want to spend "an IT staff’s billable hours (and we all know the hourly rate is expensive) to write a program that automatically votes, 7542 total"? These are some...
9.06.2011
Tip #2: Identify your audience
The Curbed competition involved 32 architects, interior designers, or decorators who were pitted against each other in “a massive, weeklong, sports-like showdown” (as described by Curbed).
I knew right away that the last thing I should select for an audience would be my fellow architects, interior...
9.05.2011
Tip #1: Do an inventory of Social Media tools you have.
This was the first thing I did upon learning that I was thrown into a competition by a well meaning colleague. My instinct was, this could probably be won through the power of Social Media. I immediately assessed the tools and skill set I could use.
1. The Skill Set
Last May, I spoke at the American...
9.03.2011
7 Tips on Winning Hottest Architect Competition with 7K Votes
Early this week, Curbed National, a website focusing on interior design, decor, and real estate news located in the country’s vibrant urban centers, announced:
“It’s Official: Lira Luis is Hottest Designer/Architect of 2011!”
(It does look like there's dandruff on my hair, but really, it was snowing...
8.13.2011
Is Retention Really A Gender Issue Exclusive To Women?
I'm an advocate of Women's Issues and achieving balance in leadership, however, I don't think "retention" is an issue EXCLUSIVE to women in architecture in this day and age. How many men have been forced into exodus from architecture in recent years? It's a time in our generation's history where...
7.25.2011
Architect Barbie Adventures: Meeting Mr. Wright
One of the first things people do when they decide to become a homeowner is to go see houses in which they would want to live. We all have dreams about what would that ideal house be like. It is probably the single most expensive purchase one will make in a lifetime, and as such carefully thought-out...
5.16.2011
The People Have Spoken
I just returned from a remarkable trip in New Orleans for the American Institute of Architects' National Convention. I presented together with Jennifer Lucente (Chicago Architecture Foundation) and Megan Morris (Medized), a topic on Social Technologies and how architects, engineers, and contractors...
3.11.2011
2.16.2011
Reign in Spain: A Breath of Fresh Tile Selections at Cevisama
During the 2011 Cevisama, the International Ceramic Tile and Bath Furnishings Show in Valencia, Spain, I was enlightened to a breadth of options that tile products now provide to our industry. One of the products that caught my architectural eye is a ventilated facade system that utilizes ceramic...
2.09.2011
Reign in Spain: I Tripped, I Saw, I Appreciated
The Reign In Spain A&D Tour kicked off in Zaragoza, Spain, famous for its folklore, gastronomy, and architecture. And I got to know the Old Town Zaragoza and its history up close and personal—I tripped over a crater while walking on the cobblestone streets as I looked up and admired the Baroque...
1.27.2011
A Tribute To Taliesin's 100 Years
As Taliesin celebrates 100 years since its construction, I look back at my own memories of what it was like when I first set foot at this historic landmark considered one of the best examples of Organic Architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright encouraged the apprentices at Taliesin to tap into creative writing...
1.25.2011
The ‘Wright’ Tile to Make a Mark
When the folks at Tile of Spain told me to pack my bags for the “Reign in Spain” A&D Tour, a new a new CEU education program, to represent the U.S. Architecture and Design community, I was more than excited to learn about a new trends in tile. Ceramic, natural stone, and bathroom design are...
1.16.2011
Pastry Puffing Out Architecture
During a recent screening of the documentary Kings of Pastry at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago's theater district, I had the pleasure of asking one of its leading characters, Chef Jacquy Pfeiffer from where his design sources come. He tells me he's a big fan of the work of glass artist Dale...
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