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Ep 116: Workaholic

January 8, 2023 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Ep 116: Workaholic

Architects work a lot … right? I mean, that’s what most people think, and it’s what you would expect to hear if you straight up asked an architect “Do you work a lot?” Since we all know, or at least … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 108: Ask the Show (Fall 2022)

September 5, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 108: Ask the Show (Fall 2022)

How much drafting does a fully licensed architect do? What is something you learned in the industry that you hadn’t been taught in school? Are you as condescending to your employees as your redlines … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architects, Architecture School, Career, Contractors, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architects office, architectural studio, Architecture School, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 103: Architects and the Art of Being Happy

June 26, 2022 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Ep 103: Architects and the Art of Being Happy

Take a look around and you are likely to see what I see. Read the emails I receive and you're likely to start believing it as well. People, which includes Architects, seem to be fairly unhappy at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Architecture and Society, career, conversations, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

15 Tips for Young Architecture Professionals

June 5, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

15 Tips for Young Architecture Professionals

It's that time of year when graduating students join the workforce or students have summer internships. So I decided to share this list of tips for young architecture professionals. Even though it was … [Read more...]

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Ep 101: Design Process

May 30, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 101: Design Process

If you were tasked with defining the design process – you could take it in a lot of different directions and you're going to have a lot of options. Andrew and I are going to attempt to tackle this … [Read more...]

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

Architectural Graphics 101: Cover Sheet

May 23, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Architectural Graphics 101: Cover Sheet

When I say the words “cover sheet” and the topic is architectural drawings, a few different things come to mind … which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it did get me thinking that maybe we should … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics Tagged With: architectural studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Graphics

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