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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 4 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

Ep 086: Reimagining the Path to Licensure

October 17, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 3 Comments

Ep 086: Reimagining the Path to Licensure

Getting licensed as an architect is difficult. It requires considerable time and dedication and achieving licensure is frequently a source of concern to architectural employers and even greater … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture School, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: Architects, Architecture School, career, conversations, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 085: Design and Fabrication

October 3, 2021 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Ep 085: Design and Fabrication

Design and fabrication is a topic that almost all architects discuss at one point or another. How does it inform the creative process, who gets involved, why does it make sense? We are going to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Construction, Episodes, Interviews, Observations, Podcast, Talking Shop Tagged With: architectural studio, being a part of the design process, Construction Process, conversations, design studio

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