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Ep 064: A Day in the Life of an Architect

December 6, 2020 by Bob Borson1 Comment

Ep 064: A Day in the Life of an Architect

Answering the question of what exactly does a typical day in the life of an architect look like is nearly impossible. There are certain things that seem to be fairly standard to one of my "typical" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General, Office, PodcastTagged With: a day in the life, about bob, architects office, architectural studio, career, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

062: The Evolving Virtual Office

November 8, 2020 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

062: The Evolving Virtual Office

The phrase "Virtual Office" has a much different ring and connotation to it now than it did just a few months ago. As more and more people work from home (more times than not in a spare bedroom or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Studio, Episodes, Observations, Podcast, Technology, Tools of the TradeTagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, career, design studio, Podcast

I Work How Many Jobs? My FTE equals 3.0?

October 29, 2020 by Andrew HawkinsLeave a Comment

I Work How Many Jobs? My FTE equals 3.0?

As we discussed the stereotypes earlier this week on the podcast, I was inspired to create this post. Added to that is just two days ago some of the discussion in our upcoming episode (062) and then I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Architecture School, Career, Design, Life in GeneralTagged With: a day in the life, Architects, Architecture and Society, career, design

060: The Perfect Portfolio

October 11, 2020 by Bob Borson1 Comment

060: The Perfect Portfolio

At one point or another, every architecture student or graduate has a portfolio of their work that they have agonized over creating. Portfolios are important, they demonstrate your range of skills and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture School, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Observations, Podcast, Studio Lessons 101Tagged With: Architects, Architecture School, career, portfolio

Surprise! I’m Starting a Residential Studio

October 5, 2020 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

Surprise! I’m Starting a Residential Studio

I really enjoyed the 20+ years I spent working with people (who typically became my friends) to design their dream houses. Of all the things that changed when I left my last firm and slid on over to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design, Life in General, ResidentialTagged With: a day in the life, about bob, architects office, career, Residential Architect

059 Architectural Visualization with Alex Hogrefe

September 27, 2020 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

059 Architectural Visualization with Alex Hogrefe

Do you have architectural visualization skills? Maybe you’re asking yourself “what does even mean?” Well, you are in luck because today on the Life of an Architect Podcast we are dedicated to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architecture School, Career, Episodes, Graphics, Interviews, PodcastTagged With: career, Graphics, Podcast, sketching

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