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Out of Touch?

April 7, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Out of Touch Hand B&W

So this past week the architectural internet has been abuzz with commentary and reactions to a recent roundtable discussion that happened at an architectural academic institution. It made me wonder "Am I out of Touch?" I have a few takes on this chat … [Continue reading]

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Ep 097: Burnout

April 3, 2022 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

fire

We have all experienced it at one time or another, and for some people, they seem to experience it all the time. Architecture is a profession that seems to require more than its fair share of 40+ hour weeks so it only seems reasonable that we would … [Continue reading]

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Architecture and Graphic Design

March 31, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Graphic Design Books for Architects

So I have been talking a great deal lately with my students about many aspects of graphic design as they relate to architecture representation and presentation. I am always amazed at how little this is discussed within most architectural educational … [Continue reading]

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Ep 096: The Big Idea

March 20, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 3 Comments

the differences between right and left brain tasks for architects

Every good architecture project has a concept. Every. Single One. This is the big idea that you will build your entire project around and if you look at your project and can’t recognize it, you need to keep working until you’ve developed one … at … [Continue reading]

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Creating a Culture of Appreciation

March 14, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Creating a Culture of Design - sketch by Bob Borson

It's been a very busy past few months and as I sit at my desk this Sunday afternoon, I am going through all the things I have been focusing my efforts on ... most of which I can't talk about for one reason or another. One thing that has been on my … [Continue reading]

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Master Thesis Presentations

March 10, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Thesis Final Presentation 2022C

So I have spent the first part of this week in ten-hour days of project reviews. These are Masters of Architecture candidates who are conducting their master's thesis presentations.  I have been in reviews on the hour almost every hour for two days … [Continue reading]

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