Jeff Snyder, AIA
Architect, Gardner/Fox Associates
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Jeff Snyder, AIA
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Example of schematic design elevation options
for a one-story addition to a Tudor Home
I started using PowerDraw back in the late 80's when my friend and collegue John Holland introduced me to the program. When I set out to pursue independent projects, I bought myself a copy. The price was right and the support Engineered Software provided was remarkable -- I try not to abuse it! I freelanced in various offices for a few years using other programs, but always liked PowerDraw.
In the early 90's, I joined Gardner/Fox Associates, a unique design/build firm with an office full of Macs and PowerBooks. The firm was using VersaCAD on a pencil plotter. VersaCAD seemed very difficult to master, in fact only one person in the firm could use the software. I introduced PowerDraw (and got an inkjet plotter!) and others learned the program quickly. We have been using PowerCADD and WildTools here for nearly eight years now. The thing that I like best about the program, besides ease of use and price, are the ability to soften a CAD drawing with color and other touches. Drawing is fast and fun. In addition, we can outfit four workstations for less than the price of that other CAD program.
I have selected a number of diverse images which illustrate the versatility of PowerCADD.
Jeff Snyder
Jeff Snyder is a Senior Associate with Gardner/Fox Associates in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Gardner/Fox is a design/build firm with a staff of fifty people, including architects, construction project managers and field personnel. The company has divisions specializing in both residential and commercial design and construction. Gardner/Fox Associates, 919 Glenbrook Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010. (610) 525-8494 x234, fax: (610) 525-8977 Email: jsnyder@gardnerfox.com
Jeff is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Pennsylvania and has fifteen years of experience in residential and commercial architectural design. Jeff spends his free time chasing his three boys around the house.
Drawings by Jeff Snyder
Hospital & Autoplex Large House Office Building
