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048: Big Design / Small Details

April 26, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

048: Big Design / Small Details

Just about every architect worth their measure develops a design process that works for them – it’s almost like a fingerprint, it's that unique. In today's post and podcast episode, Andrew and I are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Career, Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: architectural studio, being a part of the design process, career, design, design studio, Podcast

7 Minutes in Heaven with Me

March 11, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

7 Minutes in Heaven with Me

Presenting on any subject can be a frightening experience for most people, but when you have to do it in a room full of people you work with there could clearly be moments of embarrassment that would … [Read more...]

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

Architect vs. Architectural Designer: aka Alphabet Soup

February 20, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

Architect vs. Architectural Designer: aka Alphabet Soup

So many times when you see someone's email signature, business card (if they still use one), LinkedIn profile, or other identifying monikers there is possibly a series of letters or abbreviations at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: Architects, career, education, licensure

043: Inside the Firm

February 16, 2020 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

043: Inside the Firm

So you’ve graduated from architecture school and received a university degree in architecture - so what happens next? What exactly does an architect do? What if you don’t want to be a designer, maybe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General, Office, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, architectural studio, career, Podcast

A Day in the Life – Punch list Day

February 11, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

A Day in the Life – Punch list Day

Do Architects work long hours? Of course they do - but just about anybody in a professional role works long hours so there isn't anything specifically interesting or useful in that statement so I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Construction, Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architects office, Construction Process, Do you want to be an Architect

Keeping Up with Projects

January 13, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Keeping Up with Projects

I don't write many of these sorts of posts ... they are painful to put together even though I am happy enough to reflect upon the creative process while trying to evaluate if things turned out as good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Dallas Architecture, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Life in General, Oak Grove Tagged With: a day in the life, career, design, details

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