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063: Holiday Gift Guide for Architects

November 22, 2020 by Bob Borson1 Comment

063: Holiday Gift Guide for Architects

It’s that gift-giving time of the year and if you have an architect in your life, you know that getting them a gift is rough since they are sooo particular – but that’s why we’re here. Now in its 11th … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes, Holidays, Life in General, Materials and Products, Observations, Products, Tools of the TradeTagged With: Architects, Episodes, Gifts, Holiday, Podcast

058: Talking Shop with Building Science Fight Club

September 13, 2020 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

058: Talking Shop with Building Science Fight Club

Understanding the physical behavior of the building as a system and how it impacts the energy efficiency, durability, comfort and indoor air quality is pivotal in the creation of high-performance … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Construction, Contractors, Episodes, Interviews, Podcast, Talking ShopTagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architectural technology, career, Construction Observation, conversations, Episodes, Podcast

057: Renovating your House

August 30, 2020 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

057: Renovating your House

Leaving your mark on the place where you live is built into the DNA of most architects and designers. This can manifest itself in many different ways but for many of us, working on the place where we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Contractors, Episodes, Life in General, My House, My Work, Observations, Podcast, ResidentialTagged With: being a part of the design process, Construction Process, Episodes, great to work with architects, Podcast, Residential Architect

045: Documenting Architecture

March 15, 2020 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

045: Documenting Architecture

So you sitting at your desk, you’ve got your project up on the monitor and you are in the zone and crushing it … but what does that even look like? The process of preparing drawings has evolved from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Episodes, Graphics, Office, PodcastTagged With: architects office, construction drawings, details, drawing, Episodes, Podcast, standards

040: Changing Jobs

January 5, 2020 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

040: Changing Jobs

Changing jobs is exciting and terrifying at the same time – particularly if you are making a drastic change either in the type of work or the size of the firm - something I am experiencing at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Episodes, Life in General, Office, PodcastTagged With: a day in the life, advice, architects office, career, Episodes

036: Labor is Cheap, Skill is Not

October 27, 2019 by Bob Borson2 Comments

036: Labor is Cheap, Skill is Not

Architecture and skilled craft go hand in hand, but you may not be aware that the number of skilled individuals that are required to bring an architect’s ideas to reality and in today's episode, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Contractors, Episodes, Life in General, PodcastTagged With: career, Construction Process, Episodes, Podcast

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