This is Life of an Architect, a podcast dedicated to all things architecture with a little bit of life thrown in for balance. We’ve all had days where the drawing set grows by thirty pages and the … [Read more...]
Ep 177: Hanging Out Your Shingle
There’s a moment in almost every architect’s career where the idea first surfaces—quietly at first, then louder over time: What if I started my own firm? Maybe it’s the itch for creative freedom, … [Read more...]
Ep 173: Mentorship Matters
When I think back on the early days of my career, I can remember how many things I didn’t know — and maybe even more clearly, how many things I thought I knew but clearly didn’t. There were decisions … [Read more...]
Ep 160: Determining Value
When I say the word “value”, the meaning that typically comes to mind is generated by that persons position or context. Andrew and I were having a chat about how employees think of value versus how … [Read more...]
Ep 159: Ask the Show Fall 2024
It is time for the second and last installment of the Life of an Architect “Ask the Show” episode for 2024. Once again, as is our practice we solicited questions to be submitted through our Instagram … [Read more...]
Ep 158: Architects and iPads
I am going to do at least two things on today’s show – eat a little crow and talk about how I use my iPad. I get asked this question often enough to where I have been meaning to talk about why you … [Read more...]