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Ep 112: Final Presentations in Architecture School

October 30, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

The Cube House by Bob Borson - Enlarged Section

It’s the end of the semester, you've exhausted all of your ideas, and you’re totally worn out running off minimal sleep and too much caffeine. Your work is pinned up on the wall and it’s time to give your last presentation in front of the final jury. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architecture School, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: architectural studio, design studio, Podcast

Ep 111: Talking Shop with Kevin Rice

October 16, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

The Broad Museum LA

There are various types of architecture firms out there doing all sorts of different kinds of work … but what is it like to work for a firm that routinely wins design awards and arguably falls into the category of design superstar. How do you get … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Design, Episodes, Life in General, Office, Podcast, Talking Shop Tagged With: Architects, architects office, career, conversations, design, Guest, Podcast

EP 110: Modern Home Challenge

October 2, 2022 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Modern House Challenge Floor Plans

It was August 10th, 2010 when I first conceived of the “Low-Cost Modern Home Challenge” with the intent to go through a design process that would help us understand how to design a modern house that people could afford and would actually want to live … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Competition, Design, Design Studio, Education, Episodes, Modern House, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, architectural studio, being a part of the design process, design, Design Competition, Graphics, Modern Architecture, modern house, Podcast, Residential Architect, sketching

Ep 109: Traveling for Work

September 18, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Traveling for Work - Airplanes

You are at the airport, or maybe you’re driving someplace that isn’t very close. You have an owner presentation, or maybe it’s a construction meeting – either way you won’t be sleeping at home and chances are pretty good that you will be eating … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, career, design studio, Podcast, Travel, traveling

Ep 108: Ask the Show (Fall 2022)

September 5, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ask the Show - Life of an Architect Podcast

How much drafting does a fully licensed architect do? What is something you learned in the industry that you hadn’t been taught in school? Are you as condescending to your employees as your redlines let on? All this and potentially other hateful … [Continue reading]

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

Ep 107: Design Development

August 21, 2022 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

sketch overlay - start blocking out updated massing concepts

There is a process when working on a residential project when you actually start figuring out what the project will look like in terms of elevations, exterior materials, interior finishes, specialty lighting, cabinetry, plumbing fixtures … a lot of … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Podcast, Residential Architecture 101 Tagged With: design development, design process, Residential Architect

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