Tim Culvahouse

About Tim Culvahouse

I’m a writer and an editor. I’m an architect, as well, but it’s been a long time since I’ve practiced as one, except around the house. The most visible thing I do is help architects tell stories, to share their knowledge and experience with clients, colleagues, students, and the world at large. Less visible is what the process of telling a story can do for the person who’s telling it. You can learn a lot when you tell a story about your work, or your firm, or yourself. That’s because, to tell it, you have to figure out what it is. If you spend time with someone who asks good questions and listens not just to your answers but also to their echoes, you may find that your story is more interesting than you thought. And an interesting story can take you a long way. Mostly, though, people get where they want to go not through publication but through conversation. So the question is: How can you use a story to spark a conversation. and with whom?

Experience

1. Editor

   Aia California

   Jan 2012 — Present

   Editorial director and content strategist for web and print publications.

Education

• Yale School of Architecture

  Master of Environmental Design, Architectural Criticism

  1984 — 1986

• Tulane University School of Architecture and Built Environment

  M. Arch.

• The McCallie School

  Diploma

  1971 — 1974

• Tulane University

  Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), Architecture

  1974 — 1979