DouglasC

Ok guys, so we are all creatives here. I think we can have a candid discussion about where design is at as a whole in our industry. Here are a couple questions:

1) What do you think constitutes "Great" design when it comes to residential buildings?

2) Do you think that the whole minimalist movement (boxes being hailed as glorious design) is really intellectually honest? I feel it's selling ourselves short. No?

On 8/9/2018 at 4:05 PM, DavidJPotter said:

Chief Inc has no such official list of "top users" so anything else would be, by default opinion. I nominate Dan Bauman of Minnesota, USA, Glenn Woodward of Sydney, Australia. There are many others but perhaps we can create such a list here in this thread.

 

My Amended List:

Dan Baumann     Chiefexperts.com

 

Glen Woodward, Sydney, Austrailia

 

David Michael  of Chieftutor.com

 

Michael (Alaskan Sun) Wasilla, Alaska

 

Scott, D.S. Hall Architect of San Diego, CA.

 

Joe Carrick Architect San Diego, CA

 

Terry Munson USA   https://www.amazon.com/Residential-Design-Using-Chief-Architect/dp/0692135936/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1533862093&sr=1-1

 

Cheryl Crane  USA

 

Wendy Welton, Architect USA

 

Perry, Disneyland, CA., "where Pig's really fly". AKA "Drawzilla".

 

There are others but these people came to mind first

 

DJP

Thank you so much for this list. Really a great resource. Although I have been using the program for some time (4+ years) I want to know more. I want to really know how to use the program so we can improve our production time. 

So again, Thank you. I see some on this list who are in my area so I will try to reach out to them for some instruction. 

On 8/9/2018 at 4:49 PM, javatom said:

I might be more fun to identify the 10 worst users.

Too funny. haha

2 minutes ago, HumbleChief said:

Yeah there's a guy named Bob who's really good....

Bob? Haha I'd be excited to hear more about Bob. 

Is there a link you would suggest? 

The best meaning most knowledgeable about use of the program and successful in it's use. 

I want to learn from them. 

Hello everyone, 

I want to know who the top 10 Chief Architect users in the world are. Do you know any or are you one of them?

adrienne11D

My company is based in SoCal. We have two proficient draftsmen working from homes (one in Palmdale and the other in Arrowhead). We have an architect we work with who lives in Rancho Cucamonga. We do a lot of as-builting work in the area and are EXCLUSIVE Chief Architect users.

Shoot me an email or give me a call if you'd like to talk further about possible collaborations. [ alecc@cumminsarchitecture.com| 909-754-0209 ] 

See attached a sample of our work. 

Jackson_CDs_3.0.compressed.pdf

Hello there!

My name is Alec. Myself and my partners have been using Chief Architect for two years now to do Full-blown Construction Documents. The more we use it though the more we realize we still don't know about this program. We'd love to meld minds with other Chief users in the SoCal area and create a network of professionals with the mutual goal of improving work-flow and speed up turn-around time. 

Please reach out if you'd like to join us in our quest for GREATNESS!