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IBS/KBIS 2023 Show Recap

March 13, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

IBS/KBIS 2023 Show Recap

Well, it has been a minute since we traveled to Las Vegas for the International Builders Show and Kitchen Bath Industry Show, otherwise known as IBS/KBIS. Bob and I made this trip in the first part of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Kitchen, Life in General, Materials and Products, Products, Residential, Travel Tagged With: Architects, career, Conventions, KBIS/IBS, Products, Travel

Ep 116: Workaholic

January 8, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

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

115: The Art of Getting it Wrong

December 11, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

115: The Art of Getting it Wrong

Architecture is not a trade, it’s a craft … and it normally takes years of practice before you start to routinely exist in the delicate balance between programming requirements and artistic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture School, Career, Education, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, Architecture and Society, Architecture School, career, design studio, Podcast

Ep 111: Talking Shop with Kevin Rice

October 16, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Ep 111: Talking Shop with Kevin Rice

There are various types of architecture firms out there doing all sorts of different kinds of work … but what is it like to work for a firm that routinely wins design awards and arguably falls into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Design, Episodes, Life in General, Office, Podcast, Talking Shop Tagged With: Architects, architects office, career, conversations, design, Guest, Podcast

Ep 109: Traveling for Work

September 18, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 109: Traveling for Work

You are at the airport, or maybe you’re driving someplace that isn’t very close. You have an owner presentation, or maybe it’s a construction meeting – either way you won’t be sleeping at home and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, career, design studio, Podcast, Travel, traveling

Ep 106: Architecture School 101: Equipment

August 7, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Ep 106: Architecture School 101: Equipment

Around this time every year that a new crop of potential future architects are about to start their first year of architecture school, and they have questions. What equipment do I need? Drawing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture School, Design Studio, Education, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast, Schools of Architecture, Technology Tagged With: architectural studio, Architecture School, design studio, Equipment, Podcast, Supplies

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