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043: Inside the Firm

February 16, 2020 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

043: Inside the Firm

So you’ve graduated from architecture school and received a university degree in architecture - so what happens next? What exactly does an architect do? What if you don’t want to be a designer, maybe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General, Office, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, architectural studio, career, Podcast

040: Changing Jobs

January 5, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

040: Changing Jobs

Changing jobs is exciting and terrifying at the same time – particularly if you are making a drastic change either in the type of work or the size of the firm - something I am experiencing at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Episodes, Life in General, Office, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, advice, architects office, career, Episodes

7 Minutes in Heaven

October 22, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

7 Minutes in Heaven

I would not be surprised to learn that you might be reading this post just because of the title. Just to get it out of the way - right up front - this is not the 7-minutes in heaven that you heard … [Read more...]

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

Architectural Transitions

September 9, 2019 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Architectural Transitions

"Transitions" is one of those words that I think architects use substantially more than other professions. - at least I know I use it a lot. There are material transitions, transitions between spaces, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, architects office, career

Changes You Don’t See Coming

August 26, 2019 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Changes You Don’t See Coming

The last several months have been a whirlwind of changes … or maybe it was really the last few weeks where all the action took place. If you are a regular around this site you would know that I have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, architects office, architectural studio, BOKA Powell, career, conversations, design studio

030: Starting Your Own Architecture Firm

August 4, 2019 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

030: Starting Your Own Architecture Firm

Is it the dream of every architect to have their own firm one day? I can recall hours and hours of conversations that I've had with other architects throughout my career where this topic was front and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Office, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, conversations, Do you want to be an Architect

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