https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com Sun, 28 Jan 2024 20:04:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.lifeofanarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Life-of-an-Architect-New-Logo-200-x-200-e1451878774701.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com 32 32 A gifted storyteller communicating the role and value of architecture to a new audience, host Bob Borson uses the experiences acquired over a 25-year career to inform his podcast. <br /> <br /> A small firm owner, architect, and college design instructor, co-host Andrew Hawkins brings his insight from his 20 years in various roles within the profession. <br /> <br /> It responds to the public curiosity and common misunderstanding about what architects do and how it is relevant to people’s lives, engaging a wide demographic of people in a meaningful way without requiring an understanding of the jargon or knowledge of the history of the profession.<br /> <br /> With a creative mix of humor and practicality, Borson’s stories are informative, engaging, and approachable, using first-person narratives and anecdotes that have introduced transparency into what it really means to be a practicing architect. <br /> <br /> To learn more about Bob, Andrew, and what life is like as an architect, please visit Lifeofanarchitect.com<br /> Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins false episodic Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins Bob Borson Bob Borson podcast Life of an Architect, a podcast dedicated to all things architecture with a little bit of life mixed in for balance https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Life_of_an_Architect_Podcast_iTunes_Thumbnail.png https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/category/contractors/ TV-G Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas bi-weekly 131299242 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-143-architectural-drawings-excessive-or-essential/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-143-architectural-drawings-excessive-or-essential https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-143-architectural-drawings-excessive-or-essential/#respond Sun, 28 Jan 2024 20:00:21 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=39151 The episode "Architectural Drawings: Excessive or Essential" will focus on drawings and the question that first comes to mind is to talk about what we draw, why we draw it, and who we draw it for and why that impacts all other considerations

The post EP 143: Architectural Drawings: Excessive or Essential first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-143-architectural-drawings-excessive-or-essential/feed/ 0 The episode "Architectural Drawings: Excessive or Essential" will focus on drawings and the question that first comes to mind is to talk about what we draw, why we draw it, and who we draw it for and why that impacts all other considerations The episode "Architectural Drawings: Excessive or Essential" will focus on drawings and the question that first comes to mind is to talk about what we draw, why we draw it, and who we draw it for and why that impacts all other considerations Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins 2024 2024 143 143 Architectural Drawings: Excessive or Essential full false 1:00:36 39151 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-108-ask-the-show-fall-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-108-ask-the-show-fall-2022 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-108-ask-the-show-fall-2022/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:00:09 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=37927 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 let on? All this and potentially other hateful questions on today’s episode as Andrew and I answer discuss the questions submitted […]

The post Ep 108: Ask the Show (Fall 2022) first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-108-ask-the-show-fall-2022/feed/ 1 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 let on? 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 let on? All this and potentially other hateful questions on today’s episode as Andrew and I answer discuss the questions submitted by the listeners. Welcome to episode 108: Ask the Show – Fall Edition.<br /> <br /> [Note: If you are reading this via email, click here to access the on-site audio player] <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1562005974350-0'); });<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Today’s show consists of questions that were submitted through my Instagram account – well, technically speaking, I asked people to submit questions, and we choose about 10 or so interesting ones that we thought we could effectively handle when only allotting ourselves about 5 minutes to answer.  If you submitted a question and we didn’t answer it here, it’s probably because your question is either a topic that we plan on really focusing on in a later episode, was too complicated and specific to you that nobody else would really be invested in the answer, or it didn’t make sense – mostly because it wasn’t in the form of an actual question. In addition, we keep questions that were submitted for previous Ask the Show episodes and consider them as well – so some of these questions date back to episode 64.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Should we be more realistic about true practice in school or keep up the romantic ideals? jump to 3:13<br /> Question submitted by @allisonharris – Allison Harris<br /> <br /> Bob: If I can only choose between these two options, I would choose romantic ideals – mostly because I believe that you go to school to learn how to learn and for architects, this manifests itself in critical thinking. I know that is not the point of Allison’s question – it most likely has to do with making sure that architecture students come out of school equipped with the knowledge they need to not only be successful but to contribute in a meaningful way.<br /> <br /> For most of the roles that are possible, as far as careers in architecture go, most people do not go into school, nor do they come out of school with any real understanding of what those roles are or the part they play in the process. Andrew and I spent some time talking about the educational process and debating the merits of having the first year of an architectural education be more of a primer that introduces architecture students to the entire gamut of what traditionally exists in our industry. This might then allow students to choose a more focused path while in undergraduate school that allows them to zero in on the things that suit their interests and skill sets rather than potentially preparing them to perform a role that they are not suited to perform.<br /> <br /> Andrew: I think there needs to be a precise balance between the two options. After a few years in academia, I have changed my thoughts on this question, and they continue to evolve. I think the issue is that most schools seem to push to one option or the other when in my opinion, the sweet spot is in the middle ground. Architecture school is about learning how to think about architecture in a way that involves a process of critical evaluation and thought. That is a skill that you will utilize for the rest of your life in the profession. Yet, there is not enough information provided about the actual work that happens within the profession. I think some of this is just academia. Many of your professors, to be bluntly honest, may not know how the profession operates currently. Many have either been out of practice for many years or some never were in the practice at all. So the push to insert more of the “profession” into the curriculum is not always easy or possible.<br /> <br /> Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins 2022 2022 108 108 Ask the Show - 2022 Fall Edition full false 1:12:48 37927 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-99-construction-drawings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-99-construction-drawings https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-99-construction-drawings/#comments Sun, 01 May 2022 19:00:22 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=37533 Construction Drawings are the documents architects use to convey architectural intent - size, location, quantity - and learning how to properly prepare them is getting harder and harder.

The post Ep 99: Construction Drawings first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-99-construction-drawings/feed/ 1 Construction Drawings are the documents architects use to convey architectural intent - size, location, quantity - and learning how to properly prepare them is getting harder and harder. Construction Drawings are the documents architects use to convey architectural intent - size, location, quantity - and learning how to properly prepare them is getting harder and harder. Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins 2022 2022 99 99 Construction Drawings full false 58:38 37533 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-074-architectural-memories-that-matter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-074-architectural-memories-that-matter https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-074-architectural-memories-that-matter/#comments Sun, 02 May 2021 19:00:10 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=35707 There are a handful of moments in a person’s professional life that really make an impact, and today we are discussing "Architectural Memories That Matter"

The post Ep 074: Architectural Memories that Matter first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-074-architectural-memories-that-matter/feed/ 1 There are a handful of moments in a person’s professional life that really make an impact, and today we are discussing "Architectural Memories That Matter" There are a handful of moments in a person’s professional life that really make an impact, and today we are discussing "Architectural Memories That Matter" Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins 2021 2021 74 74 Architectural Memories that Matter full false 55:51 35707