https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com Sun, 07 Aug 2022 20:39:06 +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/technology/ TV-G Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas bi-weekly 131299242 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-106-architecture-school-101-equipment-supplies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-106-architecture-school-101-equipment-supplies https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-106-architecture-school-101-equipment-supplies/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2022 19:00:04 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=37854 Around this time every year that a new crop of potential future architects are about to start their first year of architecture school, and they have questions. What equipment and supplies do I need? Well, get ready as we talk about everything you could possibly need in Episode 106: Architecture School Equipment.

The post Ep 106: Architecture School 101: Equipment first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-106-architecture-school-101-equipment-supplies/feed/ 1 Around this time every year that a new crop of potential future architects are about to start their first year of architecture school, and they have questions. What equipment and supplies do I need? Well, get ready as we talk about everything you coul... Around this time every year that a new crop of potential future architects are about to start their first year of architecture school, and they have questions. What equipment and supplies do I need? Well, get ready as we talk about everything you could possibly need in Episode 106: Architecture School Equipment. Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins 2022 2022 106 106 Architecture School Supplies full false 59:53 37854 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/knowledge-versus-tools/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=knowledge-versus-tools https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/knowledge-versus-tools/#comments Thu, 20 May 2021 08:52:40 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=35813 I was having a conversation with some academic colleagues the other day and we got on the subject of knowledge versus tools. The basic idea of this chat was about what students should be learning during their architectural education. Which of these two ideas is more important or should take emphasis in the education of students?

The post Knowledge versus Tools first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/knowledge-versus-tools/feed/ 2 35813 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/062-the-evolving-virtual-office/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=062-the-evolving-virtual-office https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/062-the-evolving-virtual-office/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2020 22:00:59 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=34608 The phrase "Virtual Office" has a much different ring and connotation to it now than it did just a few months ago. As more and more people work from home (more times than not in a spare bedroom or from the dining room table) what changes will take place within the architectural profession moving forward? Has anyone else noticed that everyone seems to be nesting in their makeshift home offices these days? 

The post 062: The Evolving Virtual Office first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/062-the-evolving-virtual-office/feed/ 1 The phrase "Virtual Office" has a much different ring and connotation to it now than it did just a few months ago. As more and more people work from home (more times than not in a spare bedroom or from the dining room table) what changes will take plac... The phrase "Virtual Office" has a much different ring and connotation to it now than it did just a few months ago. As more and more people work from home (more times than not in a spare bedroom or from the dining room table) what changes will take place within the architectural profession moving forward? Has anyone else noticed that everyone seems to be nesting in their makeshift home offices these days?  Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins 2020 2020 62 62 The Evolving Virtual Office full false 1:08:16 34608 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/top-instagram-accounts-for-architectural-visualization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-instagram-accounts-for-architectural-visualization https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/top-instagram-accounts-for-architectural-visualization/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:21:56 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=34387 So as a follow-up to the recent podcast this week, I wanted to delve into the world of visualization and find some of the best Instagram accounts to follow for this industry. As I am an architect, educator, and enthusiast I did reach out to our guest Alex Hogrefe and asked him for a few recommendations. From that point on it was a spiral of hours seeking out the best content I could come across in this field. It is an interesting mix of imagery that ranges from the surreal to way too real.

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