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Ep 119: Architectural Defrag

February 19, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 119: Architectural Defrag

There are a lot of things in the works here on the podcast, some are really cool, and some are akin to making sure the dirty dishes in the sink are washed and put away. We are pulling the curtain back … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes, Observations, Podcast, Talking Shop Tagged With: Architecture and Society, conversations, Podcast, what?, Writing a blog

Out of Touch?

April 7, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Out of Touch?

So this past week the architectural internet has been abuzz with commentary and reactions to a recent roundtable discussion that happened at an architectural academic institution. It made me wonder … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Architecture School, Career, Design, Education, Life in General, Observations, Schools of Architecture Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, Architecture and Society, Architecture School, career, conversations, design, what?

Architectural Graphics: Arrows or Ticks?

June 8, 2021 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Architectural Graphics: Arrows or Ticks?

Considering how much interest there is whenever the topic of construction drawings mentioned, I thought I would isolate out a small portion of what was originally going to be part of the last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Sketching Tagged With: Architects, architectural studio, details, Graphics, what?

Go To the Cave … or Return to Camp?

May 11, 2021 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Go To the Cave … or Return to Camp?

How many of you remember the Choose Your Own Adventure books from your childhood? These were books that came out in the late 1970s and early 1980s and the premise was that you read a book and roughly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Interior Design, Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: architects office, bob borson, great to work with architects, Materials, what?

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?

Ep 065: The Hypothetical Show

December 20, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Ep 065: The Hypothetical Show

Since this is the final episode of the year AND the 2020 Life of an Architect podcast season, there is no better way to end the year than to dedicate an entire episode to hypothetical questions ... so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes, Guest Posts, Humor, Life in General, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, hypothetical questions, Podcast, what?

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