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Ep 067: Ask the Show

January 24, 2021 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Ask the Show - Life of an Architect Podcast

Should architects date one another? How do you get your first client? What is the greatest challenge you’ve ever faced? All this and more on today’s episode as Andrew and I answer your burning questions where almost nothing is off-limits. Welcome to … [Continue reading]

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

Architectural Graphics 101: Finish Schedules

January 18, 2021 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Architectural Graphics 101 Finish Schedules

Welcome to Architectural Graphics 101: Finish Schedules ... a topic that I have been thinking about for probably over 5 years. I'm not entirely sure why it's taken me this long to discuss this particular topic but it probably has something to do with … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Graphics Tagged With: architects office, construction drawings, Graphics

Studio Lessons 101: Architectural Precedents

January 14, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 3 Comments

Architecture Precedents Cover 04

One of the many activities undertaken in architecture school is the study of Architectural Precedents. While I am may not be convinced of the outcomes, I do believe in their value. This happens at some of the earliest stages of architecture … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architecture School, Design, Design Studio, Studio Lessons 101 Tagged With: architectural studio, Architecture School, design studio, Studio Lessons 101

Ep 066: Architects and Sketching

January 10, 2021 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Dallas Architect Bob Borson - Sketchbooks June 2020

There is a nostalgia associated with architects and sketching but is it still an integral part of the design process anymore? What types of architects sketch? Are there still benefits at all to this potentially outdated mode of communicating? Sharpen … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast, Sketching, Tools of the Trade Tagged With: architectural sketching, Do you want to be an Architect, Graphics, Podcast, sketching

2021 and I am Full of Bad Ideas

January 4, 2021 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Life of an Architect 2020 Top 100 Cities Visitors

It's barely 2021 and I am full of bad ideas. It's a new year and this is the time that people generally sit around and evaluate their life and come up with some sort of plan to ensure that objectives and goals have a better shot at being met. Not me … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Blog, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural studio, Writing a blog

My Favorite Architecture Books – 2020

December 27, 2020 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Architectural Books - 2020

It's Sunday, December 27, 2020, and I am thinking about my favorite architecture books. Is that weird? Of course it isn't because I like architecture books and now that I am flush with gift cards from this holiday season, it is time to go book … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Design Studio, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architectural studio, books

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