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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

Ep 118: Architectural Interns

February 5, 2023 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Bob Borson mowing the lawn as an architectural intern

Let’s pretend that you’re an architecture student … highly educated, extremely dedicated, and yet – not an architect. It’s time to get your architectural sea legs under you and get a job in the office of an architect – or a lot of architects. How … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architecture School, Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Office, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, Architecture School, career, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 117: Graphic Matters

January 22, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 117: Graphic Matters - blocking for Guest house

Architects still communicate their designs through the use of graphics – and there are a lot of different formats, mediums, and techniques that are up for consideration. Architectural graphics is always a hot topic, and if I have learned anything … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Graphics Tagged With: architectural sketching, career, Graphics, Podcast

Ep 116: Workaholic

January 8, 2023 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Striving to Find Work Life Balance

Architects work a lot … right? I mean, that’s what most people think, and it’s what you would expect to hear if you straight up asked an architect “Do you work a lot?” Since we all know, or at least believe that the answer is yes, maybe it simply … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

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