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Ep 096: The Big Idea

March 20, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

Ep 096: The Big Idea

Every good architecture project has a concept. Every. Single One. This is the big idea that you will build your entire project around and if you look at your project and can’t recognize it, you need … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architecture School, Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: architectural studio, Architecture School, career, conversations, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Every Architecture Firm is Hiring

February 28, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Every Architecture Firm is Hiring

Chances are pretty good that if you are an architect, you are currently employed. Every architecture firm I know is hiring at the moment - there is a feeding-frenzy to add to your staff and to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Dallas Architecture, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: Architects, architects office, career, conversations, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect

EP 94: Ask the Show – 2022 Spring Edition

February 20, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

EP 94: Ask the Show – 2022 Spring Edition

How hard is it to do work for your friends? How has shifting from employee to employer changed the way you approach projects? If you could drastically change one thing about architecture school, what … [Read more...]

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

Objectives for 2022

January 3, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Objectives for 2022

I can enthusiastically announce here after a prolonged break that I am not dead. I hope this comes as a bit of positive news to kick off your 2022 (I'm pretty happy about it) but there was a time in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Holidays, Life in General, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, bob borson, conversations, Podcast, traveling, Writing a blog

089: Small Firm Mentality

November 28, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

089: Small Firm Mentality

Inch wide and mile-deep versus mile wide and inch deep ... the "Jack of all trades/Master of none" vs. "The Specialist" … conceptually this is the idea that distinguishes the nuances between a small … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Episodes, Life in General, Office, Podcast, Talking Shop Tagged With: Architects, architects office, Architecture and Society, career, conversations

Do Architects Draw Too Much?

October 25, 2021 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Do Architects Draw Too Much?

Do architects draw too much? As I wrap up my weekend, where I spent the entire time reviewing and redlining sheet after sheet of construction drawings, especially after putting in a 60-hour Monday … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Design, Graphics, My Work, Observations, Residential, Residential Architecture 101, San Antonio 01 Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, conversations, details, Graphics, Residential Architect

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