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Ep 117: Graphic Matters

January 22, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 117: Graphic Matters

Architects still communicate their designs through the use of graphics – and there are a lot of different formats, mediums, and techniques that are up for consideration. Architectural graphics is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Graphics Tagged With: architectural sketching, career, Graphics, Podcast

Ep 116: Workaholic

January 8, 2023 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Ep 116: Workaholic

Architects work a lot … right? I mean, that’s what most people think, and it’s what you would expect to hear if you straight up asked an architect “Do you work a lot?” Since we all know, or at least … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 112: Final Presentations in Architecture School

October 30, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 112: Final Presentations in Architecture School

It’s the end of the semester, you've exhausted all of your ideas, and you’re totally worn out running off minimal sleep and too much caffeine. Your work is pinned up on the wall and it’s time to give … [Read more...]

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

Ep 108: Ask the Show (Fall 2022)

September 5, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 108: Ask the Show (Fall 2022)

How much drafting does a fully licensed architect do? What is something you learned in the industry that you hadn’t been taught in school? Are you as condescending to your employees as your redlines … [Read more...]

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

Ep 107: Design Development

August 21, 2022 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Ep 107: Design Development

There is a process when working on a residential project when you actually start figuring out what the project will look like in terms of elevations, exterior materials, interior finishes, specialty … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Podcast, Residential Architecture 101 Tagged With: design development, design process, Residential Architect

Ep 103: Architects and the Art of Being Happy

June 26, 2022 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Ep 103: Architects and the Art of Being Happy

Take a look around and you are likely to see what I see. Read the emails I receive and you're likely to start believing it as well. People, which includes Architects, seem to be fairly unhappy at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Architecture and Society, career, conversations, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

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