Nic DeMore
Home Design Educator & Course Creator
Founder of FOA Course. Self-educated home design enthusiast, mechanical engineer, and homeowner who designed his own dream home. Building tools to help others do the same.
About Nic
Nic DeMore is the founder of Foundations of Architecture (FOA) and a self-educated home design enthusiast based in Milwaukee, WI. With a background in mechanical engineering from Marquette University, Nic spent years studying architecture through deep immersion — watching hundreds of hours of design content, absorbing principles from architects and designers, and applying everything directly to the design of his own dream home. That process revealed a gap: most homeowners approach the biggest design decision of their lives without the vocabulary, frameworks, or confidence to direct it well. FOA was built to close that gap. Nic is not an architect — he is a homeowner who learned what architects know, and built a course to help others do the same.
Posts by Nic DeMore
From Open Concept to Intentional Spaces: How to Brief Your Architect on Room Definition
The Complete Guide to Working with Your Architect on Earthy Material Selections (Without Breaking the Budget)
Smart Home Technology That Actually Enhances Your Daily Life (Not Just Your Phone)
The Complete Guide to Natural Materials That Age Beautifully in Your Home
What Construction Documents Actually Include (And Why Homeowners Should Care)
Why Dark Woods and Mixed Wood Tones Are Replacing All-White Kitchens (And How to Get It Right)
Foundations of Architecture
Learn architecture the way Nic did — through curiosity, immersion, and hands-on design.
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