Someday, Episode #3: Doug Patt, Architect

Welcome to Someday, our newest segment on the blog.  We’ve been having so much fun interviewing local entrepreneurs, we’re adding a whole new adventure to the mix.  We’ve recently started talking to interesting people from around the world to learn about all the different ways people make a living.  And we’re going to share these conversations right here at Shafer…Power!  In the upcoming months, we’ll learn: How to become a paleontologist, the best thing about being an artist, the most challenging thing about being a fireman, and what chefs have for dinner.  Because someday, you may want to become…

Our next guest on Someday is architect extraordinaire, Doug Patt.  Doug is a registered licensed architect and has worked in the architectural field since 1993, specializing in high-end residential architecture. He is the creator of the How to Architect website and YouTube channel with over 160 videos, 50,000 YouTube subscribers and over 12,000,000 video views web wide. He is the author of How to Architect, co-founder of RootPhi, LLC and co-creator and inventor of a three patented products.  Finally, he is the creator of the Architect’s Academy, an online classroom teaching architecture and design. Doug is a classically trained painter and has sold artwork through Target stores nationally.

As Doug mentions during our conversation, his favorite thing he has created is The Architect’s Birdfeeder.