Ross Stuart

peace among worlds

[MAPEI USA @MAPEIUSA]

Recently, a team from @JKRPArchitects, @Pennoni, and @oandn pulled a 75,000-pound plane 75 ft in 18.13 seconds to raise money for @RMHC.

MAPEI’s CRS team proudly sponsored, donated, and provided shirts and hats for the event. Great teamwork for a great cause!

#MAPEIUSA

[Ross Stuart @RAWS_85]

@AmbitArch

[Marilyn Moedinger @mwmoedinger]

Shortsighted: nickel and diming your architect/beating them up on fees, only to have the GC chalk up change order after change order and blast away your "savings" many times over.

Smart: paying your architect enough so they can create killer drawings and be fully present during construction, finding you savings and preventing mistakes/GC grift, more than making up for their fee

Shortsighted: hiring a shitty/cheap architect to "save money," only to frustrate and slow down your GC, and make them deal with things that shouldn't be on their plate

Smart: hiring a good architect who supports the GC and allows them to focus fully on their job

Shortsighted: hiring a shitty/cheap GC to "save money," even after you've been warned many, many times, because you think you're magically different than every other project since the beginning of time

Smart: hiring a solid GC, paying them appropriately

tl;dr: you aren't special. You will not "save" your way into a well-performing project by cutting everyone off at the knees.

- Pay properly [but don't overpay].
- Negotiate solid contracts [but make sure you understand industry norms].
- Know that just bc you're an expert in another field [ahem, tech/finance/etc] doesn't mean you know jackshit about construction and buildings [but you can learn!]

[Ross Stuart @RAWS_85]

It’s a blue line. And it’s thin. A thin blue line. @blckriflecoffee

[JKRP Architects @JKRPArchitects]

On Wednesday night, JKRPennoni opened its 2023 softball season with a 20-7 win in Fairmount Park! This summer, we're looking forward to competing in the Architect's Softball League consisting of architecture, engineering, and construction firms in the Philadelphia area.

[Ross Stuart @RAWS_85]

@jongeeting I know that steel

[JKRP Architects @JKRPArchitects]

The Witherspoon Building, an office-to-residential conversion and historic rehabilitation project, recently received a Preservation Alliance Special Recognition Award for preservation that benefits economic development.

Swipe to see some before and after shots!

[Jack 🎃’Brien @JackPhillyRE]

1828 Frankford Ave - a nine-unit, mixed-use project designed by @AmbitArch - received zoning approval today to add deck space #retwit #philly #fishtown

[Ross Stuart @RAWS_85]

@JKRPArchitects Congrats! Wild project to be apart of. Also an @NCSEA winner!

[BONEFROG @Bonefrog_]

🔊 on...🐸

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Holding?

[Ross Stuart @RAWS_85]

@NetflixFilm Maise. US of A

[Ross Stuart @RAWS_85]

The second I could switch to Verizon I did. Not that they are saints, but they ain’t Comcast

[Ross Stuart @RAWS_85]

https://t.co/L10c6fVDqZ

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The Universe Sphere has 380,000 laser etched dots, each one representing a galaxy, revealing the largest scale structure of our universe. It contains a 3D mapping of galaxies in a volume of our universe spanning 800 million lightyears in diameter https://t.co/oJcITpUaCf

[Calvin and Hobbes Fan Account @Calvinn_Hobbes]

:’) #HappyMotherDay for all the amazing things you do.