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Architects and Tall Buildings

April 21, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

Architects and Tall Buildings

I like tall buildings. I am not certain if that is because I am an architect or just because I like being up in the air. I have been to many in my life as an Architect. And to be honest, I almost … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Buildings, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, design, Modern Architecture

Sketching is Hard

March 24, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Sketching is Hard

If you are like me, an architect currently working from home and hating it as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic, then I will also assume that like me you will find that your design … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Sketches - The Series, Graphics, Life in General, Observations, Sketching Tagged With: career, drawing, schematic design, sketching

045: Documenting Architecture

March 15, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

045: Documenting Architecture

So you sitting at your desk, you’ve got your project up on the monitor and you are in the zone and crushing it … but what does that even look like? The process of preparing drawings has evolved from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Episodes, Graphics, Office, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, construction drawings, details, drawing, Episodes, Podcast, standards

Architect vs. Architectural Designer: aka Alphabet Soup

February 20, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

Architect vs. Architectural Designer: aka Alphabet Soup

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 … [Read more...]

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

Wallpaper in Bathrooms?

December 2, 2019 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Wallpaper in Bathrooms?

Being an architect is hell when it comes to living in a house that you didn't design ... which is every house I have ever lived in. I honestly think that it doesn't matter how nice your home is but if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Interior Design, Life in General, My House, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, Construction Observation, My House

037: Ask the Show

November 10, 2019 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

037: Ask the Show

What music do you listen to? What’s your design process? What is your favorite building and why? What do you eat for breakfast? All this and more today as Andrew and I answer your burning questions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast Tagged With: architectural studio, career, conversations, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

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