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Ep 138: Is Architecture School Broken pt. 2

November 12, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

Ep 138: Is Architecture School Broken pt. 2

Are students graduating from architecture school prepared for the profession? Is the educational system aligned with the workplace? What is the best software to teach students? Can we all just get … [Read more...]

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

Ep 136: Leadership vs. Management

October 15, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 136: Leadership vs. Management

What is the difference between Leadership and Management – there is definitely some overlap, but the key distinction lies in … wait, you thought I was going to tell you in the opening? It’s going to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Episodes, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, career, conversations, leadership, Podcast

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 132: Starting Architecture School Part 2

August 20, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Ep 132: Starting Architecture School Part 2

You have made the decision where to study architecture. You've chosen the architecture school and your degree path. So now what? How much work is this going to be? Do I need to start preparing now to … [Read more...]

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

Ep 131: Starting Architecture School Part 1

August 6, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Ep 131: Starting Architecture School Part 1

So you are thinking about starting architecture school or looking to study architecture. What are your options for schools? Are you just weeks away from starting your first semester of college … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture School, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast, Schools of Architecture Tagged With: architectural studio, Architecture School, design, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 121: Material Selection

March 19, 2023 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 121: Material Selection

When you think of a building – whatever scale or project type, the items that go to create that building are most frequently associated with the materials that are selected that define the appearance … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Construction, Design Studio, Episodes, Materials and Products, Podcast Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Materials, Podcast, Products

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