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Ep 131: Starting Architecture School Part 1

August 6, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Ep 131: Starting Architecture School Part 1

So you are thinking about starting architecture school or looking to study architecture. What are your options for schools? Are you just weeks away from starting your first semester of college … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture School, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Education, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast, Schools of Architecture Tagged With: architectural studio, Architecture School, design, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 130: Employee Evaluations

July 23, 2023 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 130: Employee Evaluations

Performance Appraisal, Performance Review – call them what you will but we all know what they are, most likely we have received them, chances are that you might even have given one before. What sort … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Episodes, Observations, Office, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, career, Podcast

Ep 127: Context and Design

June 11, 2023 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 127: Context and Design

The architectural theory of contextual architecture, often referred to as “contextualism” asserts that built items should be in response to the literal and abstract components in the environment in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Episodes, Podcast, Theories Tagged With: Architecture and Society, conversations, Podcast

Ep 126: Architectural Bucket List

May 29, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 126: Architectural Bucket List

It has been a long time since a bucket list was brought up on this show, but today’s the day. Almost 4 years to the day and 100 episodes later, Andrew and I are going to go through an architectural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes, Life in General, Podcast Tagged With: design, Podcast, Travel

Ep 125: A Great Employee

May 14, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 125: A Great Employee

How do you define a great employee? The answer is most likely dependent on who is attempting to respond, the employee or the employer. I will concede that I have told previous employers that I would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: advice, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 124: Show Me the Money

April 30, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 124: Show Me the Money

I get asked a LOT about how much money an architect makes and without understanding a few parameters, that’s like trying to buy a car by the pound. I spend a fair amount of my time discussing the … [Read more...]

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

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