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EP 143: Architectural Drawings: Excessive or Essential

January 28, 2024 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

EP 143: Architectural Drawings: Excessive or Essential

Today we are focusing on drawings and the question that first comes to mind is to talk about what we draw, why we draw it, and who we draw it for and why that impacts all other considerations.  With … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Contractors, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Graphics, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, Construction Observation, Construction Process, drawing

Ep 142: When I Grow Up

January 14, 2024 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 142: When I Grow Up

Astronaut, Fireman, Ballerina, Pilot, Builder, Dump Truck driver – these are all things that children consider as a profession, even before they know the word “profession”. For a lot of architects – … [Read more...]

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

Ep 141: 2023 Yearapalooza

December 17, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 141: 2023 Yearapalooza

December 2023, and Andrew and I find ourselves in front of the microphone for the final time until 2024. It is the annual state of the state address where we look back at all the interesting bits and … [Read more...]

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

Ep 140: Communicating Through Drawings

December 10, 2023 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 140: Communicating Through Drawings

Architecture is a visual craft. From the end product where people move through, in and about, to the beginning as students when we spend years in school learning to use different forms of medium to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Graphics, Observations, Podcast, Sketching Tagged With: Graphics, Podcast, sketching

Ep 136: Leadership vs. Management

October 15, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 136: Leadership vs. Management

What is the difference between Leadership and Management – there is definitely some overlap, but the key distinction lies in … wait, you thought I was going to tell you in the opening? It’s going to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Episodes, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, career, conversations, leadership, Podcast

Ep 133: Ask the Show Fall 2023

September 4, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 133: Ask the Show Fall 2023

We get asked a lot of good questions here on the show – they come up in the comment section, they are emailed to us, and sometimes we get stopped at conventions and panel discussions. Some questions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Career, Episodes, Graphics, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: Architecture and Society, career, conversations, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

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