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10 Mistakes Architecture Students Should Avoid

November 8, 2021 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

10 Mistakes Architecture Students Should Avoid

Life in college for architecture students is remarkably predictable for those of us who have been through it. Despite the fact that I am 29 years removed from my own time in studio, very little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Architecture School, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural studio, Architecture School, Do you want to be an Architect

Ep 086: Reimagining the Path to Licensure

October 17, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 3 Comments

Ep 086: Reimagining the Path to Licensure

Getting licensed as an architect is difficult. It requires considerable time and dedication and achieving licensure is frequently a source of concern to architectural employers and even greater … [Read more...]

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

Studio 101: Starting Architecture School

September 9, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 3 Comments

Studio 101: Starting Architecture School

Let’s talk about starting architecture school. What is going to happen in your first year of architecture school? Probably you will wonder … what have I gotten myself into? What have I signed up for? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architecture School, Design Studio, Education, Life in General, Schools of Architecture, Studio Lessons 101 Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, Architecture School, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect

Ep 083: Ask the Show

September 6, 2021 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 083: Ask the Show

Bringing work home with you, talking to your boss about a raise, what is your favorite beer … All this and more on today’s episode as Andrew and I answer your burning questions where almost nothing is … [Read more...]

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

Architectural Graphic Standards Collection

August 12, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Architectural Graphic Standards Collection

So I posted a photo of a few books the other day including two Architectural Graphic Standards. As it turns out I may have a slight problem with collections or maybe it’s a compulsion. I have an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Book Reviews, Design, Education, Graphics Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, architectural technology, books, design, details

Big Ideas or Technical Details?

June 3, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 3 Comments

Big Ideas or Technical Details?

Is the education of architecture school about the big ideas or the technical details? This is a question that has been on my mind quite a bit lately. So what should be the focus of the collegiate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architecture School, Design Studio, Education, Life in General, Schools of Architecture Tagged With: architectural studio, Architecture School, conversations, design studio

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