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Design Process – Redlines

January 31, 2022 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Design Process – Redlines

There are a few things that I know with absolute certainty ... Leprechauns are jerks, people will tell me if I don't call out the vapor barrier in my sketches, and seeing redlines will cause PTSD. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Design, Graphics, Residential Tagged With: architectural studio, being a part of the design process, design studio, Graphics, Residential Architect

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

Teaching Statement for Architecture

January 13, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Teaching Statement for Architecture

I am working on a project that I have never completed in my career: a teaching statement for architecture. This is a new challenge for me, but I am working my way through to complete it. Now I have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architecture School, Career, Design Studio, Education, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, Architecture School, career, design studio

Studio Lessons 101: Architectural Resolution

November 18, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

Studio Lessons 101: Architectural Resolution

So I have been having conversations with my colleagues about this idea of what I will call Architectural Resolution. This is not exactly about the image resolution like in pixels or dots, but I could … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architect Skills, Architecture School, Design Studio, Education, Graphics, Studio Lessons 101 Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, Architecture School, design, design studio, Graphics

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

Ep 087: Architectural Model Making

October 31, 2021 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 087: Architectural Model Making

When we were all in architecture school, we made a ton of architectural models, but once we graduated … no more. What happened to all the architectural models? Why did 90% of us quit making models? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architecture School, Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Memories from Studio, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, architectural studio, Architecture School, design, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Materials, Podcast, Residential Architect

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