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Ep 126: Architectural Bucket List

May 29, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

rustic Metal Bucket

It has been a long time since a bucket list was brought up on this show, but today’s the day. Almost 4 years to the day and 100 episodes later, Andrew and I are going to go through an architectural bucket list of people places, and things. I don’t … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: design, Podcast, Travel

Ep 125: A Great Employee

May 14, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

a great employee sitting at a desk

How do you define a great employee? The answer is most likely dependent on who is attempting to respond, the employee or the employer. I will concede that I have told previous employers that I would be the best employee they have ever had. And I … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: advice, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 124: Show Me the Money

April 30, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

reviewing compensation reports

I get asked a LOT about how much money an architect makes and without understanding a few parameters, that’s like trying to buy a car by the pound. I spend a fair amount of my time discussing the architectural marketplace, where we can find value, … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast, Travel

EP 123: Interviews Just Aren’t that Hard

April 16, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

EP 123 Interviews Cover Image

You’re about to graduate from architecture school, or maybe you already have a job, and you’re just simply looking for a change. Going through the interviews in an architecture firm is just part of a sequence of activities toward getting a new job, … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Interviews, Life in General, Office, Podcast Tagged With: advice, Architects, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence

April 2, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

Bob Borson - building in the shape of an L

Even though artificial intelligence can conceptually trace its roots back to the 1950s, the reality is AI and Machine learning went mainstream not too long ago and as recently as November of 2022, anyone with a computer and internet access can dip … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architecture School, Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Graphics, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architectural technology, Architecture and Society, conversations, Graphics, Podcast

Ep 121: Material Selection

March 19, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Board Formed Concrete unpainted

When you think of a building – whatever scale or project type, the items that go to create that building are most frequently associated with the materials that are selected that define the appearance of the building. Brick, glass, wood, and metal are … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Construction, Design Studio, Episodes, Materials and Products, Podcast Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Materials, Podcast, Products

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