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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

What’s in a Name? Intern Architect

September 11, 2014 by Bob Borson 91 Comments

What’s in a Name? Intern Architect

As a result of exhaustive research, I have concluded that the only people who hate the word "Intern" are interns. Big surprise there ... glad I didn't spend any money on market research to figure that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, conversations

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

Keep your eye on the prize

August 28, 2014 by Bob Borson 35 Comments

Keep your eye on the prize

I really, REALLY want to admit that responding to emails is the worst part of having this website. But publicly admitting that I feel that way would make me a jerk ... it definitely makes me feel like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, Architecture School, Do you want to be an Architect

Leadership

July 14, 2014 by Bob Borson 38 Comments

Leadership

Leadership is one of those words that people throw around a lot but I'm not sure most people stop to actually think about what it means. Maybe it's just me ... my initial response, if you were to ask … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Observations, Quotes Tagged With: advice, career, Do you want to be an Architect, leadership, quote

Being an Architect

July 10, 2014 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Being an Architect

I frequently get a lot of the same questions and if you are in a creative field - and a visible member of that field - I'm quite sure you get these same sorts of questions. In an effort to fill the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks, Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: a day in the life, ArchiTalks, conversations, Do you want to be an Architect

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