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EP 123: Interviews Just Aren’t that Hard

April 16, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

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You’re about to graduate from architecture school, or maybe you already have a job, and you’re just simply looking for a change. Going through the interviews in an architecture firm is just part of a sequence of activities toward getting a new job, … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Interviews, Life in General, Office, Podcast Tagged With: advice, Architects, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence

April 2, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins 3 Comments

Bob Borson - building in the shape of an L

Even though artificial intelligence can conceptually trace its roots back to the 1950s, the reality is AI and Machine learning went mainstream not too long ago and as recently as November of 2022, anyone with a computer and internet access can dip … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architecture School, Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Graphics, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architectural technology, Architecture and Society, conversations, Graphics, Podcast

Ep 121: Material Selection

March 19, 2023 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Board Formed Concrete unpainted

When you think of a building – whatever scale or project type, the items that go to create that building are most frequently associated with the materials that are selected that define the appearance of the building. Brick, glass, wood, and metal are … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Construction, Design Studio, Episodes, Materials and Products, Podcast Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Materials, Podcast, Products

IBS/KBIS 2023 Show Recap

March 13, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

KBIS IBS 2023 Toilet Colors Cover Image

Well, it has been a minute since we traveled to Las Vegas for the International Builders Show and Kitchen Bath Industry Show, otherwise known as IBS/KBIS. Bob and I made this trip in the first part of February. Then on the way back, I caught the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Kitchen, Life in General, Materials and Products, Products, Residential, Travel Tagged With: Architects, career, Conventions, KBIS/IBS, Products, Travel

Ep 120: Ask the Show – Spring 2023

March 5, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ask the Show - Life of an Architect Podcast

We get asked a lot of good questions here on the show – they come up in the comment section, they are sent into our email inboxes, some slide into our DM’s. Some questions come with enough frequency that we select them for mass consideration – which … [Continue reading]

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

Ep 119: Architectural Defrag

February 19, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

inside the mind of an architect

There are a lot of things in the works here on the podcast, some are really cool, and some are akin to making sure the dirty dishes in the sink are washed and put away. We are pulling the curtain back a bit and essentially letting you in on a 2023 … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Episodes, Observations, Podcast, Talking Shop Tagged With: Architecture and Society, conversations, Podcast, what?, Writing a blog

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