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Every Architecture Firm is Hiring

February 28, 2022 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Every Architecture Firm is Hiring

Chances are pretty good that if you are an architect, you are currently employed. Every architecture firm I know is hiring at the moment - there is a feeding-frenzy to add to your staff and to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Dallas Architecture, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: Architects, architects office, career, conversations, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect

Architectural Detail Books

February 24, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 12 Comments

Architectural Detail Books

As an architect, you need to understand details, and one of the easiest ways to expose yourself is by referencing Architectural Detail books. There are a large number of books out there that focus on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architect Skills, Design, Graphics, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, architectural technology, Architecture School, books, details, Graphics

EP 94: Ask the Show – 2022 Spring Edition

February 20, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

EP 94: Ask the Show – 2022 Spring Edition

How hard is it to do work for your friends? How has shifting from employee to employer changed the way you approach projects? If you could drastically change one thing about architecture school, what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architecture School, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, career, conversations, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Architectural Redlines on an iPad

February 14, 2022 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Architectural Redlines on an iPad

On and off for the last two weeks, I have been reviewing and redlining drawings for one of our residential projects. I wrote about this process a few weeks ago in a post titled Design Process - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architectural Sketches - The Series, Design, Design Studio, Graphics, My Work, Residential, Sketching Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural sketching, design studio, Graphics, Residential Architect, sketching

Architects Working with Consultants

February 10, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

Architects Working with Consultants

When architects work with consultants, how does that process operate? How many consultants are there on any given project? Well, that answer can vary widely by project type. Since this was a recently … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Career, Design, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, career, design, Practice, Profession

EP 093: The Top 10 Reasons NOT to be an Architect

February 6, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

EP 093: The Top 10 Reasons NOT to be an Architect

Let’s admit it – telling someone you are an architect is pretty cool because whether or not they understand what that means or what the job entails. Regardless of the accuracy of information those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast, Residential Architect, Top Ten lists

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