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Architectural Graphics 101 – Title Blocks

October 19, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Architectural Graphics 101 – Title Blocks

Architectural Graphics are a topic that it seems everybody has an interest in discussing - or at the very least, looking at for comparison purposes. After a very long hiatus, Architectural Graphics … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: architects office, architectural technology, details, Graphics

060: The Perfect Portfolio

October 11, 2020 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

060: The Perfect Portfolio

At one point or another, every architecture student or graduate has a portfolio of their work that they have agonized over creating. Portfolios are important, they demonstrate your range of skills and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture School, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Graphics, Observations, Podcast, Studio Lessons 101 Tagged With: Architects, Architecture School, career, portfolio

Surprise! I’m Starting a Residential Studio

October 5, 2020 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Surprise! I’m Starting a Residential Studio

I really enjoyed the 20+ years I spent working with people (who typically became my friends) to design their dream houses. Of all the things that changed when I left my last firm and slid on over to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design, Life in General, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, architects office, career, Residential Architect

Top Instagram Accounts for Architectural Visualization

October 1, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Top Instagram Accounts for Architectural Visualization

So as a follow-up to the recent podcast this week, I wanted to delve into the world of visualization and find some of the best Instagram accounts to follow for this industry. As I am an architect, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Design, Design Studio, Graphics, Technology, Tools of the Trade Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, architectural technology, Architecture School, design, design studio, Graphics

059 Architectural Visualization with Alex Hogrefe

September 27, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

059 Architectural Visualization with Alex Hogrefe

Do you have architectural visualization skills? Maybe you’re asking yourself “what does even mean?” Well, you are in luck because today on the Life of an Architect Podcast we are dedicated to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architecture School, Career, Episodes, Graphics, Interviews, Podcast Tagged With: career, Graphics, Podcast, sketching

We, Myself and I

September 20, 2020 by Bob Borson 30 Comments

We, Myself and I

There's no "I" in "Team" ... but there's no "We" in "Team" either. Come to think of it, there's no "U" in "Team". I don't know when I became obsessed with saying "we" whenever I sit across the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob

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