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Residential Architecture 101: Shower Design

March 15, 2021 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Residential Architecture 101: Shower Design

Welcome to Residential Architecture 101: Shower Design - a new post in a long-dormant series that I am already regretting putting together. While I think a post like this will ultimately be extremely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architectural Graphics - The Series, Construction, Design, Graphics, Observations, Residential, Residential Architecture 101 Tagged With: architectural sketching, being a part of the design process, design, details, Residential Architect

Ep 066: Architects and Sketching

January 10, 2021 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Ep 066: Architects and Sketching

There is a nostalgia associated with architects and sketching but is it still an integral part of the design process anymore? What types of architects sketch? Are there still benefits at all to this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast, Sketching, Tools of the Trade Tagged With: architectural sketching, Do you want to be an Architect, Graphics, Podcast, sketching

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

056: Starting A Design Firm

August 16, 2020 by Bob Borson 5 Comments

056: Starting A Design Firm

If you’ve ever dreamed of starting your own design firm, maybe you’ve just graduated from school, perhaps you’ve worked for another firm and seen first-hand what not to do and decided it’s time to go … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architects, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Interviews, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: architectural studio, career, conversations, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast, Residential Architect

055: Scale This!

August 2, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

055: Scale This!

How does scale factor into the practice of architecture? For any architect, scale and proportion are two skills that appear to be the most challenging to master. Scale and proportion are also where a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Design, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast Tagged With: Architects, conversations, design, details, Podcast

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