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EP 092: The Top 10 Reasons to be an Architect

January 23, 2022 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Dallas Architect Bob Borson - Sketchbooks June 2020

The Top 10 Reasons to be an Architect is a good topic to discuss on an architecturally themed podcast and interestingly enough, this is the very topic that put the Life of an Architect website on the proverbial map. It’s been 11 years, 11 months, and … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast, Residential Architect, Top Ten lists

Creating a Work from Home Policy

January 17, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Bob Borson Home Office

An item of consideration that is becoming more prevalent in our conversations at the office is the introduction of a "Work from Home" (WFH) policy. To say that this is an important yet divisive topic would be an understatement. Regardless of where … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Design Studio, Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio

Teaching Statement for Architecture

January 13, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

4th Year Student Work 01

I am working on a project that I have never completed in my career: a teaching statement for architecture. This is a new challenge for me, but I am working my way through to complete it. Now I have written about myself in the third person for many … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architecture School, Career, Design Studio, Education, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, Architecture School, career, design studio

091: Architects and Traveling

January 9, 2022 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Helsinki Train Station designed by Eliel Saarinen

Traveling is an important part of the foundational makeup of any architect. The act of being exposed to different cultures, climates, materials, and spatial solutions is an ongoing life adventure that typically feeds our creative process. The … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Episodes, Holidays, Life in General, Podcast, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, bob borson, Holiday, Podcast, Travel, traveling

Objectives for 2022

January 3, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Bob Borson - winking headshot

I can enthusiastically announce here after a prolonged break that I am not dead. I hope this comes as a bit of positive news to kick off your 2022 (I'm pretty happy about it) but there was a time in December that I felt like I mentally wasn't going … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Blog, Holidays, Life in General, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, bob borson, conversations, Podcast, traveling, Writing a blog

090: Architectural Graphics

December 12, 2021 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Architectural Graphics Podcast Episode

Graphics are the language that architects use to communicate intent to the people we serve. We draw to explain our designs, we draw to explain what material we want to use, we draw to articulate how we want something to be built … so to that end, it … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architectural Graphics - The Series, Episodes, Graphics, Life in General, Podcast Tagged With: Architects, Architecture School, design, Graphics, Podcast

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