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Ep 182: How AI is Changing Architecture

August 10, 2025 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 182: How AI is Changing Architecture

We’ve all heard it before - “AI is going to change everything.” If you’re an architect, chances are you’ve been skeptical. The hype has been loud, but the practical impact? Less obvious. At least, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Episodes, Office, Podcast Tagged With: Architects, architects office, architectural studio, architectural technology, Podcast

Ep 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence

April 2, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins 3 Comments

Ep 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence

Even though artificial intelligence can conceptually trace its roots back to the 1950s, the reality is AI and Machine learning went mainstream not too long ago and as recently as November of 2022, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture School, Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Graphics, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architectural technology, Architecture and Society, conversations, Graphics, Podcast

Architectural Detail Books

February 24, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 12 Comments

Architectural Detail Books

As an architect, you need to understand details, and one of the easiest ways to expose yourself is by referencing Architectural Detail books. There are a large number of books out there that focus on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architect Skills, Design, Graphics, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, architectural technology, Architecture School, books, details, Graphics

Architectural Graphic Standards Collection

August 12, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Architectural Graphic Standards Collection

So I posted a photo of a few books the other day including two Architectural Graphic Standards. As it turns out I may have a slight problem with collections or maybe it’s a compulsion. I have an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Book Reviews, Design, Education, Graphics Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, architectural technology, books, design, details

Renderings for Residential Design

July 6, 2021 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Renderings for Residential Design

If there is one thing that I love most about the design process, is that there is always something new to learn. This is generally true about the entire profession of architecture - things are always … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Design, Design Studio, Graphics, Residential, Tools of the Trade Tagged With: architects office, architectural studio, architectural technology, design studio, Graphics, Residential Architect

Printing Architectural 3D Models

June 21, 2021 by Bob Borson 9 Comments

Printing Architectural 3D Models

Architects have been using 3D printers for years so the process of printing architectural 3D models isn't new, but over the last two weeks, we have been experimenting with the process of creating a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Design, Design Studio, Hill Haus, Materials and Products, Products, Residential, Tools of the Trade Tagged With: Architects, architects office, architectural studio, architectural technology, design, Residential Architect

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