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Ep 161: Wow Moments

October 6, 2024 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 161: Wow Moments

It happens on every project – sometimes you know exactly what it is because you had a hand in bring it into existence. Other times, you might be visiting the work of another architect, or really, you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Construction Process, details, Graphics, Modern Architecture, modern house, Podcast, Residential Architect

Ep 153: Inspiration

June 16, 2024 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 153: Inspiration

Whether your interests or skills lend themselves to design or technology, I think it is safe to say that creativity plays a role in the day-to-day experience of an architect. Sometimes you aren’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, being a part of the design process, career, Podcast, traveling

Ep 146: Ask the Show Spring 2024

March 10, 2024 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 146: Ask the Show Spring 2024

We get asked a lot of good questions here on the show – they come up in the comment section, they are sent into our email inboxes, and some slide into our DM’s. Sometimes we reach out and ask people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: architectural studio, being a part of the design process, career, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast, traveling

Ep 145: Delegated Design

February 25, 2024 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 145: Delegated Design

In the architecture and construction industry, delegated design refers to the process where certain design responsibilities are transferred from architects to contractors during the construction … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Construction, Design, Episodes, Life in General Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Construction Process, Podcast

Ep144: Objects of Design

February 11, 2024 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep144: Objects of Design

From a design standpoint, some things are just cooler than other things – and these things don’t need to be justified to anyone because people either understand it or they don’t … but that doesn’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: being a part of the design process, design, Podcast

Ep 121: Material Selection

March 19, 2023 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 121: Material Selection

When you think of a building – whatever scale or project type, the items that go to create that building are most frequently associated with the materials that are selected that define the appearance … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Construction, Design Studio, Episodes, Materials and Products, Podcast Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Materials, Podcast, Products

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