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Ep 069: Better Faster Cheaper

February 21, 2021 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Ep 069: Better Faster Cheaper

We have all heard the phrase “Better, Faster, Cheaper, you can have any 2” but is that actually true? … Yes, of course, that’s true, but we are going to talk about it anyways because this is really a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contractors, Design Studio, Education, Episodes, Observations Tagged With: architects office, architectural studio, Architecture and Society, conversations, Podcast

How Much Do Architects Actually Work?

February 15, 2021 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

How Much Do Architects Actually Work?

How much do Architects actually work? Is there actually an answer to this question that is universal? Since I am only one person and what I know stems from 29 years of working in this industry as well … [Read more...]

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

What’s On My Desk?

February 1, 2021 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

What’s On My Desk?

I had a moment about a week ago that had to do with the simple question of "What's on my desk?" We are very busy up at the office and I have been putting in a lot of early mornings and late nights - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations, Products, Tools of the Trade Tagged With: architects office, architectural studio, Materials, Products

Ep 067: Ask the Show

January 24, 2021 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Ep 067: Ask the Show

Should architects date one another? How do you get your first client? What is the greatest challenge you’ve ever faced? All this and more on today’s episode as Andrew and I answer your burning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, Architecture and Society, career, design, Do you want to be an Architect

Studio Lessons 101: Architectural Precedents

January 14, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 3 Comments

Studio Lessons 101: Architectural Precedents

One of the many activities undertaken in architecture school is the study of Architectural Precedents. While I am may not be convinced of the outcomes, I do believe in their value. This happens at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architecture School, Design, Design Studio, Studio Lessons 101 Tagged With: architectural studio, Architecture School, design studio, Studio Lessons 101

2021 and I am Full of Bad Ideas

January 4, 2021 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

2021 and I am Full of Bad Ideas

It's barely 2021 and I am full of bad ideas. It's a new year and this is the time that people generally sit around and evaluate their life and come up with some sort of plan to ensure that objectives … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural studio, Writing a blog

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