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Six Architects on their Dream Desks
- Terry_Roll 5y agoI was hoping to find a variety of sit stand desks, something that can be leant on whatever the height and handle the weight of some monitors mounted to the back face of said desk using something like an Ergotron arm with a triple bow, but sadly its nothing like that.
- echelon 5y agoI'm equally disappointed. I care a great deal about desks as I think they're one of the most important artifacts of a thinking person's life. The article left us empty handed.
- lostcolony 5y agoYeah; this is...not helpful. Nothing about the ergonomics at all. In fact, the most common thing they talk about is the surroundings of the desk, not even the desk itself. In fact, for an architect, I would think one that is also tiltable ( https://youtu.be/_SonAjxraoo https://youtu.be/_SonAjxraoo for instance) would be the 'dream' desk (though I guess maybe they treat desks separate from drafting table? I dunno)
- firebones 5y agoI once toured an iconic Frank Lloyd Wright home and a lot of what I learned there was about the impracticality around the maintenance of the home, and the challenge of subsequent restoration efforts. Was not surprised to see that architects' ideal desks were ergonomic disasters.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 5y agoArchitects are one of the professions where creative work really matters. I am sure there is also a lot of collaboration (with engineers, fellow architects, customer, etc). Yet not a single one of these people mentioned an open office with a small desk or a floating couch with a laptop. I wonder why?
- dirtyid 5y agoThese are desks for lead architects / partners who no longer have to build models or get dirty.
- ArcMex 5y agoLong desk. Wall to wall. That's my ideal desk. My laptop and monitor, some stationery, a printer and some books.
- mikewarot 5y agoMy ideal desk is 4x8 feet, deep enough that test equipment can sit to the back, and you'll still have lots of room for the stuff you're working on in front, with lots of light overhead so that you can see all the small details. Ideal height is somewhere around 36" or so. There should be an overabundance of electrical outlets.
- Pinus 5y agoFor a site called "drawing matter", it is interesting that with, I think, one exception the illustrations have no direct connection with the text.