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089: Small Firm Mentality

November 28, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

089: Small Firm Mentality

Inch wide and mile-deep versus mile wide and inch deep ... the "Jack of all trades/Master of none" vs. "The Specialist" … conceptually this is the idea that distinguishes the nuances between a small … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Episodes, Life in General, Office, Podcast, Talking Shop Tagged With: Architects, architects office, Architecture and Society, career, conversations

Ep 087: Architectural Model Making

October 31, 2021 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 087: Architectural Model Making

When we were all in architecture school, we made a ton of architectural models, but once we graduated … no more. What happened to all the architectural models? Why did 90% of us quit making models? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architecture School, Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Memories from Studio, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, architectural studio, Architecture School, design, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Materials, Podcast, Residential Architect

Ep 086: Reimagining the Path to Licensure

October 17, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 3 Comments

Ep 086: Reimagining the Path to Licensure

Getting licensed as an architect is difficult. It requires considerable time and dedication and achieving licensure is frequently a source of concern to architectural employers and even greater … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture School, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: Architects, Architecture School, career, conversations, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 084: Building an Architect

September 19, 2021 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 084: Building an Architect

You’re a kid thinking about being an architect, you go to school, you take an unreasonable number of classes for years and years, you graduate, start your first job and instead of thinking “I’ve made … [Read more...]

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

The Perspective of Work-Life Balance

September 13, 2021 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

The Perspective of Work-Life Balance

Right out of the gate I'm going to say that you have to craft your own particular description of what work-life balance means in order to achieve it. It has been incredibly interesting to see how the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, career, conversations

Ep 083: Ask the Show

September 6, 2021 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 083: Ask the Show

Bringing work home with you, talking to your boss about a raise, what is your favorite beer … All this and more on today’s episode as Andrew and I answer your burning questions where almost nothing is … [Read more...]

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

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