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Ep 073: Being Your Own Boss

April 18, 2021 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Ep 073: Being Your Own Boss

At one time or another, most architects think about opening their own architectural office. There are all sorts of reasons why this makes sense, but it obviously isn’t the right path for everyone. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architects office, architectural studio, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 072: Architectural Disconnect

April 4, 2021 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Ep 072: Architectural Disconnect

How old were you before you learned that architects exist? Do you remember that class you took in elementary school that talked about architects and architecture? Of course, you don’t … because for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architecture School, Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architectural studio, career, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Architects: Lawsuit Up!

March 25, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Architects: Lawsuit Up!

We have been speaking a great deal recently about the architects’ liability and how that can possibly lead to a lawsuit. Since I went through my first mediation today on one of my “money-grab” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Career, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, business, career, Liability

Ep 071: Architects on the Job Site

March 21, 2021 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 071: Architects on the Job Site

For some architects, being on the job site is a vital part of their work process, while for others, they see job site visits as a series of obligations fraught with increased liability. I personally … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architects, Career, Construction, Episodes, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, career, Construction Observation, Podcast

Phone Call or Email?

March 1, 2021 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Phone Call or Email?

Phone call or email? I ask myself this question a few dozen times a day now - not because I don't know which one I prefer, but I'm starting to think that maybe I don't know which one is the correct … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: architects office, bob borson, career, design studio, what?

Unpaid Architecture Internship Positions

February 25, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Unpaid Architecture Internship Positions

Since it is getting time for college career fairs and planning for the summer, at least in the academic and graduation sense, I wanted to touch on the subject of Unpaid Internship Positions. Also in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Architecture School, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, Architecture School, career, conversations, first job

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