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Ep 141: 2023 Yearapalooza

December 17, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

2023 Yearapalooza - Life of an Architect Graphics

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 pieces covered over the last 12 months while … [Continue reading]

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

Creating a Culture of Design 02

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 help explain our ideas. Drawings have always played … [Continue reading]

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

Ep 139: Holiday Gift Guide for Architects

November 26, 2023 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Life of an Architect Holiday Gift Guide for Architects - 2023

It’s almost that gift-giving time of the year and if you have an architect in your life, you know that getting them a gift is potentially the most agonizing experience possible - but that’s why we’re here. Now in its 14th consecutive year, Life of an … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Episodes, Holidays, Life in General, Podcast, Products Tagged With: Architects, Episodes, Gifts, Holiday, Podcast

Ep 138: Is Architecture School Broken pt. 2

November 12, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

Is Architecture School Broken Pt 2 Feature

Are students graduating from architecture school prepared for the profession? Is the educational system aligned with the workplace? What is the best software to teach students? Can we all just get along? We started this exploration of the idea that … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Architecture School, Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Podcast, Schools of Architecture Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, Architecture School, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 137: Is Architecture School Broken pt. 1

October 29, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Life in college for architecture students is remarkably predictable, and for those of us who have been through it, as unique or different as you think your experience was, you eventually come to realize that even though the process varies widely from … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architecture School, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: architectural education, architectural studio, Architecture School, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 136: Leadership vs. Management

October 15, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Adaptability and Change

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 take some time to talk through those distinctions … [Continue reading]

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

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