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036: Labor is Cheap, Skill is Not

October 27, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

036: Labor is Cheap, Skill is Not

Architecture and skilled craft go hand in hand, but you may not be aware that the number of skilled individuals that are required to bring an architect’s ideas to reality and in today's episode, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Contractors, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast Tagged With: career, Construction Process, Episodes, Podcast

7 Minutes in Heaven

October 22, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

7 Minutes in Heaven

I would not be surprised to learn that you might be reading this post just because of the title. Just to get it out of the way - right up front - this is not the 7-minutes in heaven that you heard … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, career

035: Architecture and Math

October 13, 2019 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

035: Architecture and Math

If you ever thought about being an architect but thought you couldn’t handle the math, you aren’t alone. At parties across the land, as soon as someone finds out there is an architect in the crowd, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Observations, Podcast, Schools of Architecture Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architects office, Architecture School, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Steel Stair Panels – Guardrails and Handrails

October 7, 2019 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Steel Stair Panels – Guardrails and Handrails

"Stairapalooza" might not be the best word for it but guardrailapalooza definitely isn't any better ... Handrailapalooza? Nope, that's not it either, but that's really what today's post is all about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Construction, Design, Graphics, Oak Grove Tagged With: design, details, Graphics, Materials

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