IT Building of Texas Christian University
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Use: Office Building
Status: [ Finished Interior Renovation, Exterior Renovation on hold ]
Designer: Rick Del Monte + Khang Nguyen
This project was a pivotal milestone in Khang Nguyen's career, as it was the first time he had the opportunity to work directly with Rick Del Monte, Beck's Chief Design Officer at the time. Khang was a young designer who tended to treat his sketching trace paper in an unorganized manner. However, Rick showed Khang the importance of taking care of his sketches and using a scale to trim them neatly.
Rick also stressed the value of every single sketch when designing, and this was a turning point in Khang's career. Khang realized that sketches are not just quick and disposable representations of ideas, but rather valuable tools that can help bring a project to life. He began to spend more time honing his sketching skills and learning how to communicate his ideas effectively through sketches.