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A Day in the Life – Punch list Day

February 11, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

A Day in the Life – Punch list Day

Do Architects work long hours? Of course they do - but just about anybody in a professional role works long hours so there isn't anything specifically interesting or useful in that statement so I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Construction, Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architects office, Construction Process, Do you want to be an Architect

For the Love of All That is Holy … Be on Time

January 27, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

For the Love of All That is Holy … Be on Time

Did you know that I have never needed to use an alarm clock? It might even be considered a superpower of mine, although I would be disappointed if you are only allotted one superpower and this was it. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, advice, career

First Let Me Introduce Myself

January 16, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

First Let Me Introduce Myself

I am very excited to announce that Andrew Hawkins, my partner in crime and podcast co-host, will start bringing his unique perspective to the written portion of Life of an Architect after spending the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Personal information

Keeping Up with Projects

January 13, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Keeping Up with Projects

I don't write many of these sorts of posts ... they are painful to put together even though I am happy enough to reflect upon the creative process while trying to evaluate if things turned out as good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Dallas Architecture, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Life in General, Oak Grove Tagged With: a day in the life, career, design, details

040: Changing Jobs

January 5, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

040: Changing Jobs

Changing jobs is exciting and terrifying at the same time – particularly if you are making a drastic change either in the type of work or the size of the firm - something I am experiencing at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Episodes, Life in General, Office, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, advice, architects office, career, Episodes

Holiday Trends and the 3rd Annual Life of an Architect Holiday Cocktail

December 23, 2019 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Holiday Trends and the 3rd Annual Life of an Architect Holiday Cocktail

As 2019 comes to a close there is one thing front and center on my mind ... holiday drinking. Since it is December 23rd, and I don't think anybody is really at work, this has become the day that I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Holiday, recipe, what?

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