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A Proper Desk for an Architect

July 13, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

A Proper Desk for an Architect

I'm not proud of it but I probably sit at my desk at least 10 hours a day ... conservatively. And now that I am back working from home all the time, that number is starting to creep up even higher. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Materials and Products, Office, Products Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio

052: Architectural Tools

June 21, 2020 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

052: Architectural Tools

When an architect goes to work … what happens? Do they pull out a pen and sketch paper? Maybe they power up some hardware – quite possibly a bit of both. Ask and architect what they need to do their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Studio, Episodes, Graphics, Observations, Office, Podcast, Talking Shop Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, architectural technology, career, conversations, design studio, Podcast

Dear Diary, What day is it today?

May 4, 2020 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Dear Diary, What day is it today?

Dear Diary, I have been cooped up in this house working from home for so many days I've lost track of what day it is today. I'm not sure if anyone will ever find or read this diary so I will hide you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: conversations, what?, Writing a blog

046: Working From Home

March 29, 2020 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

046: Working From Home

A lot can happen in just a few weeks. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, business as usual is anything but … and Andrew and I felt like we should interrupt our regularly scheduled podcast to take some time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes, Life in General, Office, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural technology, design studio, Podcast

045: Documenting Architecture

March 15, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

045: Documenting Architecture

So you sitting at your desk, you’ve got your project up on the monitor and you are in the zone and crushing it … but what does that even look like? The process of preparing drawings has evolved from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Episodes, Graphics, Office, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, construction drawings, details, drawing, Episodes, Podcast, standards

7 Minutes in Heaven with Me

March 11, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

7 Minutes in Heaven with Me

Presenting on any subject can be a frightening experience for most people, but when you have to do it in a room full of people you work with there could clearly be moments of embarrassment that would … [Read more...]

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

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