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"AD 100 Tips\nWords of advice from today's top designers and architects\nLove constructs the home; other materials are secondary.\n\n\u2014Marco Aldaco\nIn these unsettling economic times, we as a design community need to rise above the short-term problems and challenges that we deal with every day and look for directions and forces that can help us take architecture and design into the 21st century.\n\n\u2014Gisue Hariri, Hariri &amp;amp; Hariri\u2014Architecture\nWhen making design decisions, always consider the fourth dimension: time. Project your needs and aspirations into the future and allow for flexibility and change.\n\n\u2014Chakib Richani\nIf you are going to hire an architect, make sure that professional not only listens but also hears what your dreams and aspirations are. In the end, the design of your house should not be controlled by the architect's own personal agenda.\n\n\u2014Bernard Wharton, Shope Reno Wharton\nGood lighting is to interior design what good shoes are to fashion. Cut the budget someplace else!\n\n\u2014Jacques Saint Dizier\nRemain open to new ideas and to change. It is the nature of residential clients to evolve during the course of the project, and the ability to adapt and to change course without compromising the design is an important attribute.\n\n\u2014Margaret McCurry\nMake sure you like the architect and/or designer you have chosen, because they are basically going to be living with you for the next couple of years!Expose yourself. The Internet is a wonderful resource, but take advantage of other sources, like museums, books, antiques and art galleries. And never be shy about asking questions of experts\u2014that's how you learn.You don't have to spend a lot of money on art; the price tag doesn't legitimize the importance of a piece.Don't buy something just to fill the room. Always wait until the perfect piece comes along.As we grow older, our tastes change. The key is making sure the major pieces you buy are timeless. For example, if you invest in a very well-made sofa, you can keep reupholstering it for decades.Keep a folder of clippings and copies of ideas. You can't imagine how many times I have gone back and pulled old pictures as inspiration for a new project.\n\n\u2014Laura Hunt\nTurn the drawing upside down. The unexpected switch in perspective can sometimes force the breakthrough insight that takes the design in the right direction.\n\n\u2014Jim Jennings\nBefore you start to build that dream home onsite, I would suggest building your home out of bamboo first at the real scale. Build just the corners, the ridgelines and part of a floor so that you can see and feel what it does to your site. Good or bad, you will learn something new from this exercise.\n\n\u2014Bill Bensley\nDon't be constrained with references and ideas. Let your mind wander.\n\n\u2014Dickie Bannenberg, Bannenberg &amp;amp; Rowell Design"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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