https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:49:47 +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/residential/ TV-G Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas bi-weekly 131299242 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/2023-kbis-ibs-recap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2023-kbis-ibs-recap https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/2023-kbis-ibs-recap/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:10:04 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=38347 It has been a minute since we traveled to Las Vegas for the International Builders Show and Kitchen Bath Industry Show, otherwise known as IBS/KBIS. Bob and I make this trip in the first part of February. So I m just now getting to recap the event.

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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/architectural-redlines-on-an-ipad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=architectural-redlines-on-an-ipad https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/architectural-redlines-on-an-ipad/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:01:19 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=37183 I take a look at the process of creating Architectural Redlines on an iPad to determine if it is worth getting an iPad if you are an Architect?

The post Architectural Redlines on an iPad first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/architectural-redlines-on-an-ipad/feed/ 2 37183 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/design-process-redlines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=design-process-redlines https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/design-process-redlines/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2022 06:01:12 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=37098 Redlines are not simply a coordination tool - they are perhaps one of the very best conversation starters architects have at their disposal

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