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EP 093: The Top 10 Reasons NOT to be an Architect

February 6, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

EP 093: The Top 10 Reasons NOT to be an Architect

Let’s admit it – telling someone you are an architect is pretty cool because whether or not they understand what that means or what the job entails. Regardless of the accuracy of information those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast, Residential Architect, Top Ten lists

EP 092: The Top 10 Reasons to be an Architect

January 23, 2022 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

EP 092: The Top 10 Reasons to be an Architect

The Top 10 Reasons to be an Architect is a good topic to discuss on an architecturally themed podcast and interestingly enough, this is the very topic that put the Life of an Architect website on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast, Residential Architect, Top Ten lists

Creating a Work from Home Policy

January 17, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Creating a Work from Home Policy

An item of consideration that is becoming more prevalent in our conversations at the office is the introduction of a "Work from Home" (WFH) policy. To say that this is an important yet divisive topic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Studio, Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio

091: Architects and Traveling

January 9, 2022 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

091: Architects and Traveling

Traveling is an important part of the foundational makeup of any architect. The act of being exposed to different cultures, climates, materials, and spatial solutions is an ongoing life adventure that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Episodes, Holidays, Life in General, Podcast, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, bob borson, Holiday, Podcast, Travel, traveling

Objectives for 2022

January 3, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Objectives for 2022

I can enthusiastically announce here after a prolonged break that I am not dead. I hope this comes as a bit of positive news to kick off your 2022 (I'm pretty happy about it) but there was a time in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Holidays, Life in General, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, bob borson, conversations, Podcast, traveling, Writing a blog

10 Mistakes Architecture Students Should Avoid

November 8, 2021 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

10 Mistakes Architecture Students Should Avoid

Life in college for architecture students is remarkably predictable for those of us who have been through it. Despite the fact that I am 29 years removed from my own time in studio, very little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Architecture School, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural studio, Architecture School, Do you want to be an Architect

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