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053: Culture of Design

July 5, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

053: Culture of Design

Do you have a design culture in your office? Why is it that some firms have it and others don’t? A culture of design isn’t something that just happens, there has to be a plan, it needs to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Episodes, Heard around the architectural studio, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, being a part of the design process, career, design studio, Podcast

052: Architectural Tools

June 21, 2020 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

052: Architectural Tools

When an architect goes to work … what happens? Do they pull out a pen and sketch paper? Maybe they power up some hardware – quite possibly a bit of both. Ask and architect what they need to do their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Studio, Episodes, Graphics, Observations, Office, Podcast, Talking Shop Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, architectural technology, career, conversations, design studio, Podcast

You’ve Got to be Kidding Me

June 15, 2020 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

You’ve Got to be Kidding Me

Full disclosure here mandates that I let you know I am feeling a bit cranky as I sit down to write today's post. It's Sunday morning, the sun is shining, and while it seems like it's getting hotter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, advice, career, office

050: Talking Shop with Marlon Blackwell

May 25, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

050: Talking Shop with Marlon Blackwell

We have special guest Marlon Blackwell, FAIA on the podcast today and if you are not intimately familiar with his work, I am excited to be in a position to share it with you. I originally met Marlon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Design, Episodes, Life in General, Talking Shop Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Architecture and Society, being a part of the design process, career, conversations, Podcast

048: Big Design / Small Details

April 26, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

048: Big Design / Small Details

Just about every architect worth their measure develops a design process that works for them – it’s almost like a fingerprint, it's that unique. In today's post and podcast episode, Andrew and I are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Career, Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: architectural studio, being a part of the design process, career, design, design studio, Podcast

Sketching is Hard

March 24, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Sketching is Hard

If you are like me, an architect currently working from home and hating it as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic, then I will also assume that like me you will find that your design … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Sketches - The Series, Graphics, Life in General, Observations, Sketching Tagged With: career, drawing, schematic design, sketching

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