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7 Minutes in Heaven with Me

March 11, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Luis Spinola presents: Burning Man

Presenting on any subject can be a frightening experience for most people, but when you have to do it in a room full of people you work with there could clearly be moments of embarrassment that would be relived at office Christmas events for years to … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, career, conversations

Studio Lessons 101: Architecture is about Words

March 5, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins 3 Comments

Studio Lessons 101

Architecture is about words as much as images. Let that sink in for just a moment … I say this after a week of mid-term and project reviews in my department. The reason I say such a thing is quite obvious, to me, but I think for many in school and … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Life in General, Studio Lessons 101 Tagged With: architectural studio, Architecture School, design, design studio, Studio Lessons 101

044: Architectural Technology

March 1, 2020 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Out Dated Computer Technology

Architectural Technology is changing how architects work and what’s in today might be irrelevant and out of date by next week, but ignore these developments at your own peril. For even your average run-of-the-mill architect, technology is a way of … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Episodes, Observations, Podcast, Technology Tagged With: architectural studio, architectural technology, Construction Process, Podcast

For Architects, Patience is Definitely a Virtue

February 24, 2020 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Interior elevations - construction drawings

Most architects have to learn patience over the course of their career, it's actually one architectural character trait that I always think about but rarely bring up because it always falls into the "Doctor heal thyself" category ... for I have … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Buildings, Construction, Design, Graphics, My Work, Projects Tagged With: Construction Observation, details, Graphics

Architect vs. Architectural Designer: aka Alphabet Soup

February 20, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

Suffix Word Collage

So many times when you see someone's email signature, business card (if they still use one), LinkedIn profile, or other identifying monikers there is possibly a series of letters or abbreviations at the end of their name. One of the most common … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: Architects, career, education, licensure

043: Inside the Firm

February 16, 2020 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Michael Hsu Office of Architecture 01

So you’ve graduated from architecture school and received a university degree in architecture - so what happens next? What exactly does an architect do? What if you don’t want to be a designer, maybe you have interests in how buildings are detailed … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General, Office, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, architectural studio, career, Podcast

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