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Ep 135: Employee Takeover

October 1, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 135: Employee Takeover

It was podcast Episode 130: Employee Evaluations, and Andrew and I were discussing the process and criteria used to assess and measure an individual employee’s performance when we made the point that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Interviews, Office, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, career, conversations, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, great to work with architects, Podcast

Ep 134: Management 101

September 17, 2023 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Ep 134: Management 101

It happens to most people eventually, some get there quickly, while others take a bit longer. Transitioning into a management role is a natural evolution of skill development but that doesn’t … [Read more...]

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

Ep 133: Ask the Show Fall 2023

September 4, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 133: Ask the Show Fall 2023

We get asked a lot of good questions here on the show – they come up in the comment section, they are emailed to us, and sometimes we get stopped at conventions and panel discussions. Some questions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Career, Episodes, Graphics, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: Architecture and Society, career, conversations, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 129: Built to Last

July 9, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 129: Built to Last

The Pantheon, 125 AD… The Tower of Hercules, 117 AD … Nanchan Temple, 782 AD, the Hagia Sofia, 537 AD. All of these structures were built centuries ago but still stand in use today. Do modern-era … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AIA Credit Episodes, Architect Skills, Construction, Education, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: Construction Process, conversat, pod

Ep 127: Context and Design

June 11, 2023 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 127: Context and Design

The architectural theory of contextual architecture, often referred to as “contextualism” asserts that built items should be in response to the literal and abstract components in the environment in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Episodes, Podcast, Theories Tagged With: Architecture and Society, conversations, Podcast

EP 123: Interviews Just Aren’t that Hard

April 16, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

EP 123: Interviews Just Aren’t that Hard

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 … [Read more...]

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

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