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Ep 133: Ask the Show Fall 2023

September 4, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 133: Ask the Show Fall 2023

We get asked a lot of good questions here on the show – they come up in the comment section, they are emailed to us, and sometimes we get stopped at conventions and panel discussions. Some questions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Career, Episodes, Graphics, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: Architecture and Society, career, conversations, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 127: Context and Design

June 11, 2023 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 127: Context and Design

The architectural theory of contextual architecture, often referred to as “contextualism” asserts that built items should be in response to the literal and abstract components in the environment in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Episodes, Podcast, Theories Tagged With: Architecture and Society, conversations, 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

Ep 119: Architectural Defrag

February 19, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 119: Architectural Defrag

There are a lot of things in the works here on the podcast, some are really cool, and some are akin to making sure the dirty dishes in the sink are washed and put away. We are pulling the curtain back … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes, Observations, Podcast, Talking Shop Tagged With: Architecture and Society, conversations, Podcast, what?, Writing a blog

115: The Art of Getting it Wrong

December 11, 2022 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

115: The Art of Getting it Wrong

Architecture is not a trade, it’s a craft … and it normally takes years of practice before you start to routinely exist in the delicate balance between programming requirements and artistic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture School, Career, Education, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, Architecture and Society, Architecture School, career, design studio, Podcast

Ep 104: Conventions – The Best and Worst of Times

July 10, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 104: Conventions – The Best and Worst of Times

Depending on your age, sooner or later you will end up at one convention or another. For some people, this is a yearly migration full of can’t-miss opportunities. For others, it’s three days of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural studio, Architecture and Society, career, Podcast

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