By Lorianna Kastrop, VP/CFO, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects Today I will blog about what I am learning as the client of my own...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President/CFO, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects Sometimes even when you think you understand something, you...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President/CFO, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects As I’m writing this, I am praying for the soonest possible...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President/CFO, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects In the April 5th issue of Engineering News Record magazine...

With the demand for renewable energy on the rise and projected to continue to increase in the future, solar energy is something you...

Recently one of our clients ran into a problem with his General Contractor. He told the contractor that the project was permitted. The...

“I already have a design, I just need the plans drawn up.” This is a statement that makes architects cringe. In some cases, it will...

On July 2, 2014 I posted a blog article with the same title. This is an update to that article. Now that the construction boom is the...

We keep hearing from our clients of the bad advice that they were told when buying property. The top piece of bad advice, by far, is...

The building boom is still going strong in the Bay Area, and one question that comes up often is “What will this project cost me in...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc., Architects It is time for architects to consider the needs and lifestyles...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects “Design Thinking” is all the rage in Silicon Valley. People are...

The Vision and Design Process By Marie Barron, Designer, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects The Kastrop Group prides itself on “designing...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects Resolve not to take on any projects that give you a sinking...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc., Architects California, 3/98: El Nino storms flood the Russian River. Photo...

By David Perez Architectural Intern, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects “Budgets really do matter and the faster a project is completed...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects To most folks who work outside of the construction industry,...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc., Architects This morning I realized that waste disposal is not ordinarily a...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects Our design team got a laugh out of the news story from a press...

Many folks mistakenly think that architecture and design are basically the same thing. Architecture can only be performed by a licensed...