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Ep 173: Mentorship Matters

April 6, 2025 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 173: Mentorship Matters

When I think back on the early days of my career, I can remember how many things I didn’t know — and maybe even more clearly, how many things I thought I knew but clearly didn’t. There were decisions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Career, Episodes, Life in General, Office, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, career, conversations, Podcast

Ep 171: The IQ of an Architect

March 9, 2025 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 171: The IQ of an Architect

Being an Architect is difficult and there is plenty of evidence that this is not a vocation that is suitable for everyone. The coursework you will take in college is all over the place – from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Career, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, Architecture and Society, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 170: Architecture School versus the Real World

February 23, 2025 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 170: Architecture School versus the Real World

There is a moment of realization that occurs when you get your first real job in an architectural office that maybe architecture school and what is now going to be expected from you are a little out … [Read more...]

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

Ep 169: Architecture Studio

February 9, 2025 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Ep 169: Architecture Studio

The act of creating architecture is a fairly unique process and the manner in which you learn how to think both creatively and technically is a skill that requires certain training and nurturing to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architecture School, Design, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, Architecture School, design studio, Podcast

Ep 150: Drawing Stuff

May 5, 2024 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 150: Drawing Stuff

So here we are ... Episode 150, and I am a little surprised that I made it this far into this Life of an Architect experiment, but due to the support and interest we have received over the last 6 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architectural Graphics - The Series, Architectural Sketches - The Series, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Graphics Tagged With: Architects, architectural sketching, design, Graphics, Podcast, sketching

Ep 147: Draw Like an Architect

March 24, 2024 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 147: Draw Like an Architect

How good do you need to be at drawing if you want to become an architect? Or … How can I be an architect – I can’t draw? These are questions that in one form or another, I hear a lot, especially from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architectural Graphics - The Series, Architectural Sketches - The Series, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Graphics, Podcast, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, Do you want to be an Architect, Graphics, Podcast, sketching

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