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Phone Call or Email?

March 1, 2021 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Phone Call or Email?

Phone call or email? I ask myself this question a few dozen times a day now - not because I don't know which one I prefer, but I'm starting to think that maybe I don't know which one is the correct … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: architects office, bob borson, career, design studio, what?

Architecture Profession in Numbers

February 11, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

Architecture Profession in Numbers

So the podcast this week and a state architects' advocacy day got me thinking about numbers as they relate to our profession as compared to comparable professionals. So since I am a big fan of data, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Architecture School, Career, Education, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, Architecture School, Do you want to be an Architect

Ep 066: Architects and Sketching

January 10, 2021 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Ep 066: Architects and Sketching

There is a nostalgia associated with architects and sketching but is it still an integral part of the design process anymore? What types of architects sketch? Are there still benefits at all to this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast, Sketching, Tools of the Trade Tagged With: architectural sketching, Do you want to be an Architect, Graphics, Podcast, sketching

2021 and I am Full of Bad Ideas

January 4, 2021 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

2021 and I am Full of Bad Ideas

It's barely 2021 and I am full of bad ideas. It's a new year and this is the time that people generally sit around and evaluate their life and come up with some sort of plan to ensure that objectives … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural studio, Writing a blog

My Favorite Architecture Books – 2020

December 27, 2020 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

My Favorite Architecture Books – 2020

It's Sunday, December 27, 2020, and I am thinking about my favorite architecture books. Is that weird? Of course it isn't because I like architecture books and now that I am flush with gift cards from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Design Studio, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architectural studio, books

Ep 065: The Hypothetical Show

December 20, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Ep 065: The Hypothetical Show

Since this is the final episode of the year AND the 2020 Life of an Architect podcast season, there is no better way to end the year than to dedicate an entire episode to hypothetical questions ... so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes, Guest Posts, Humor, Life in General, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, hypothetical questions, Podcast, what?

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