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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?

How Much Do Architects Actually Work?

February 15, 2021 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

How Much Do Architects Actually Work?

How much do Architects actually work? Is there actually an answer to this question that is universal? Since I am only one person and what I know stems from 29 years of working in this industry as well … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, career, design studio

Studio Lessons 101: Architectural Precedents

January 14, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 3 Comments

Studio Lessons 101: Architectural Precedents

One of the many activities undertaken in architecture school is the study of Architectural Precedents. While I am may not be convinced of the outcomes, I do believe in their value. This happens at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architecture School, Design, Design Studio, Studio Lessons 101 Tagged With: architectural studio, Architecture School, design studio, Studio Lessons 101

Ep 064: A Day in the Life of an Architect

December 6, 2020 by Bob Borson 5 Comments

Ep 064: A Day in the Life of an Architect

Answering the question of what exactly does a typical day in the life of an architect look like is nearly impossible. There are certain things that seem to be fairly standard to one of my "typical" … [Read more...]

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

062: The Evolving Virtual Office

November 8, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

062: The Evolving Virtual Office

The phrase "Virtual Office" has a much different ring and connotation to it now than it did just a few months ago. As more and more people work from home (more times than not in a spare bedroom or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Studio, Episodes, Observations, Podcast, Technology, Tools of the Trade Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, career, design studio, Podcast

Top Instagram Accounts for Architectural Visualization

October 1, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Top Instagram Accounts for Architectural Visualization

So as a follow-up to the recent podcast this week, I wanted to delve into the world of visualization and find some of the best Instagram accounts to follow for this industry. As I am an architect, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Design, Design Studio, Graphics, Technology, Tools of the Trade Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, architectural technology, Architecture School, design, design studio, Graphics

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