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059 Architectural Visualization with Alex Hogrefe

September 27, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

Alex Hogrefe - Desert Villa Night

Do you have architectural visualization skills? Maybe you’re asking yourself “what does even mean?” Well, you are in luck because today on the Life of an Architect Podcast we are dedicated to discussing all things related to architectural … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architecture School, Career, Episodes, Graphics, Interviews, Podcast Tagged With: career, Graphics, Podcast, sketching

We, Myself and I

September 20, 2020 by Bob Borson 30 Comments

Bob Borson Presenting - series of images

There's no "I" in "Team" ... but there's no "We" in "Team" either. Come to think of it, there's no "U" in "Team". I don't know when I became obsessed with saying "we" whenever I sit across the table from someone and talk to them about what "I" … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob

Starting Architecture School: COVID Edition Part 2

September 17, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

Studio Setup Diagram 01

So I know that I have written before about the transition to online teaching that occurred last spring, but I am going to revisit this situation once again. I recently wrote an article for Texas Architect Magazine (Sept/Oct issue) that was completed … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architecture School, Design Studio, Schools of Architecture Tagged With: architectural studio, Architecture and Society, Architecture School, design studio

058: Talking Shop with Building Science Fight Club

September 13, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Christine Williamson Building Science Fight Club

Understanding the physical behavior of the building as a system and how it impacts the energy efficiency, durability, comfort and indoor air quality is pivotal in the creation of high-performance buildings. What does this actually mean? It means we … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Construction, Contractors, Episodes, Interviews, Podcast, Talking Shop Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architectural technology, career, Construction Observation, conversations, Episodes, Podcast

Architecture: Form, Function, and Object

September 3, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

Form Function and Object Cover

“Form follows Function.” was a phrase coined by the late Louis Sullivan in 1896 in his article titled The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered. In reality, the phrase was “Form ever follows function”, and was based on Roman ideas of Vitruvius … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Design, Design Studio, Schools of Architecture, Theories Tagged With: Architecture and Society, Architecture School, Architecture Theory, design, Modern Architecture

057: Renovating your House

August 30, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Borson Drawing Set A2

Leaving your mark on the place where you live is built into the DNA of most architects and designers. This can manifest itself in many different ways but for many of us, working on the place where we live is the most obvious choice. Today we are … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Construction, Contractors, Episodes, Life in General, My House, My Work, Observations, Podcast, Residential Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Construction Process, Episodes, great to work with architects, Podcast, Residential Architect

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