Every project is a compromise. The question is not whether it will bend, but whether someone in the room is practicing field architecture to preserve the Outcome.
A tense morning meeting over a stair with insufficient headroom reveals why animosity on the jobsite solves nothing and what actually moves a project forward.
Modern construction keeps adding tools, certifications, and delivery methods. But the deeper issue is philosophical. Zen calls it “not two.” The Field Architect sees what others separate and holds the whole.
