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End of Architecture School Semester: COVID-19 Edition

May 14, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

End of Architecture School Semester: COVID-19 Edition

As of last week, all my studios were completed, final reviews concluded, grades entered, and the end of the 2020 spring semester came to a virtual close. It was an interesting ride, to say the least. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Design, Design Studio, Graphics, Schools of Architecture Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, Architecture School, design studio, Graphics

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

The Best Thing on my Desk

April 6, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

The Best Thing on my Desk

Making the change from a permanent desk at the office to a work-from-home desk requires a bit of transition unless you already work from home. For the most part, I'm not talking about those people in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, design, design studio, desk, office

046: Working From Home

March 29, 2020 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

046: Working From Home

A lot can happen in just a few weeks. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, business as usual is anything but … and Andrew and I felt like we should interrupt our regularly scheduled podcast to take some time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes, Life in General, Office, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural technology, design studio, Podcast

Moving to a Virtual Design Studio?

March 20, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

Moving to a Virtual Design Studio?

So as the nation falls into a full-on experiment in quarantine and social distancing, everyone is having their typical life cycles interrupted. My life is no different; I am going through the process … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Design, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, Architecture School, design, design studio

Studio Lessons 101: Architecture is about Words

March 5, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins 3 Comments

Studio Lessons 101: Architecture is about Words

Architecture is about words as much as images. Let that sink in for just a moment … I say this after a week of mid-term and project reviews in my department. The reason I say such a thing is quite … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Life in General, Studio Lessons 101 Tagged With: architectural studio, Architecture School, design, design studio, Studio Lessons 101

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