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Ep 073: Being Your Own Boss

April 18, 2021 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

Ep 073: Being Your Own Boss

At one time or another, most architects think about opening their own architectural office. There are all sorts of reasons why this makes sense, but it obviously isn’t the right path for everyone. … [Read more...]

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

Ep 072: Architectural Disconnect

April 4, 2021 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

Ep 072: Architectural Disconnect

How old were you before you learned that architects exist? Do you remember that class you took in elementary school that talked about architects and architecture? Of course, you don’t … because for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architecture School, Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, PodcastTagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architectural studio, career, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Unpaid Internship Positions

February 25, 2021 by Andrew HawkinsLeave a Comment

Unpaid Internship Positions

Since it is getting time for college career fairs and planning for the summer, at least in the academic and graduation sense, I wanted to touch on the subject of Unpaid Internship Positions. Also in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Architecture School, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, ObservationsTagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, Architecture School, career, conversations, first job

How Much Do Architects Actually Work?

February 15, 2021 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

How Much Do Architects Actually Work?

How much do Architects actually work? Is there actually an answer to this question that is universal? Since I am only one person and what I know stems from 29 years of working in this industry as well … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, OfficeTagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, career, design studio

Ep 068: Where is the Finish Line?

February 7, 2021 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

Ep 068: Where is the Finish Line?

Becoming an architect is hard – but we all know that. You go to school for a long time and work and study but upon graduation, you are not an architect … so when does that moment happen? Welcome to … [Read more...]

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

What’s On My Desk?

February 1, 2021 by Bob Borson1 Comment

What’s On My Desk?

I had a moment about a week ago that had to do with the simple question of "What's on my desk?" We are very busy up at the office and I have been putting in a lot of early mornings and late nights - … [Read more...]

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