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[Facepalm]

November 3, 2014 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

[Facepalm]

Once again I find myself siting on the couch on a Sunday afternoon and I'm working - this pattern has been going on for such a long time now I'm pretty used to it. You might be thinking that by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Career Tagged With: a day in the life, Architecture and Society, blog, conversations, social media

How to Get a Job in an Architect’s Office

September 18, 2014 by Bob Borson 71 Comments

How to Get a Job in an Architect’s Office

"How to get a job in an architect's office" is a topic that I've been meaning to cover for a long time here on Life of an Architect ... I just never got around to doing so. I've worked the edges a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Office Tagged With: Architects, architects office, great to work with architects, working

Pay attention to the shiny things

September 15, 2014 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

Pay attention to the shiny things

This is good advice for just about anyone, but I think it is of particular value to architects. I spent the weekend traveling, I was in Manhattan, Kansas speaking to the students at the College … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, advice, Architects, career

Your Projects from Architecture School are Silly

September 2, 2014 by Bob Borson 64 Comments

Your Projects from Architecture School are Silly

Today is a first - I am doing something that I told myself that I would never do ... show you one of my projects from architecture school. Why the change of heart? I'm not entirely sure, maybe it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Memories from Studio Tagged With: about bob, architectural studio, Architecture School, college, design, Do you want to be an Architect

Profile of an Architectural Intern – Part Two

July 24, 2014 by Bob Borson 13 Comments

Profile of an Architectural Intern – Part Two

Architectural interns are certainly worthwhile additions to the office, but some are worth more that others.  I am continuing this look into the value that architectural interns bring to the office … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Architecture School, career

Profile of an Architectural Intern – Part One

July 21, 2014 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

Profile of an Architectural Intern – Part One

A while back I wrote a post titled "Architectural Interns" where I stated: Other than slowing things down, interns aren’t very useful in small firms because we run fast and lean. Everybody wears … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Architecture School, career

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