https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:46:14 +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/do-you-want-to-be-an-architect/ TV-G Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas bi-weekly 131299242 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-149-moonlighting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-149-moonlighting https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-149-moonlighting/#respond Sun, 21 Apr 2024 19:00:46 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=39344 This will be the 5th time in 5,209 days that I have put my opinions about taking on extra work outside of your normal job and typically during ridiculous hours of the day and night. This practice has come to be known as “moonlighting” and depending on your age and where you are at in […]

The post Ep 149: Moonlighting first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-149-moonlighting/feed/ 0 This will be the 5th time in 5,209 days that I have put my opinions about taking on extra work outside of your normal job and typically during ridiculous hours of the day and night. This practice has come to be known as “moonlighting” and depending on ... This will be the 5th time in 5,209 days that I have put my opinions about taking on extra work outside of your normal job and typically during ridiculous hours of the day and night. This practice has come to be known as “moonlighting” and depending on your age and where you are at in your career, it is either the light at the end of the tunnel or an oncoming train. Andrew and I originally had something else scheduled for today’s show but this topic has been forcing itself into my brain over the past month or so and I want to talk about it . Welcome to EP 149: Moonlighting.<br /> <br /> [Note: If you are reading this via email, click here to access the on-site audio player]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1562005974350-0'); });<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Today we are going to be talking about moonlighting. I mentioned in the opening that in some capacity, I have brought this topic up for discussion 5 times over the past 14 years but it has never been the focus of a dedicated podcast episode. Is that irony?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> answer are from a poll I presented on my Instagram account with an average of 1,200 responses per question<br /> <br /> Fun Facts jump to 01:52<br /> <br /> The etymology of the word “moonlight” as a verb, "hold a second job, especially at night," and this version or use came into use in 1957 (implied in the verbal noun moonlighting), from moonlighter "one who takes a second job after hours" (1954), from the notion of working by the light of the moon. Earlier the verb had been used to mean "commit crimes at night" (1882), from moonlighter in reference to members of organized bands that carried on agrarian outrages in Ireland.<br /> <br /> Did you know there was a phrase called “sunlighting” which is in obvious contrast to the word “moonlighting? “Sunlighting,” as the term indicates, is work done outside the company—but with complete transparency and within the boundaries of what is allowed by professional ethics and individual conscience. sunlighting is considered ethical because it is done transparently after work hours and does not conflict with the employee's obligations to their primary employer.<br /> <br /> The names suggest that moonlighting is done after hours and without the knowledge and consent of your employer while sunlighting is doing essentially the same thing with full disclosure and the approval of your employer.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Experience with Moonlighting jump to 8:39<br /> <br /> Andrew and I have both taken on moonlighting jobs in the past, and since I don't really want to speak for Andrew, I will admit that my experiences fall into both the moonlighting  AND sunlighting categories. I've also had both positive AND negative experiences. One of the things I tried hard to convey in today's episode is that I can see both sides of the argument of why moonlighting takes place, it's value to the individuals, and the benefits that can happen as a result of the extra experience and, and lets be completely blunt about this, the extra money. I bought my first house with moonlighting money ... and the client on that job also stiffed me on my completely reasonable  bill (I worked without asking for immediate payment for services rendered until the business was up and running and to this date, almost 30 years later, they have never paid me ... I should let it go but it provides an extremely valuable life lesson).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Side Effects of Moonlighting jump to 15:58<br /> <br /> Originally this was going to be a list of pros and cons, but the pro list was short and incredibly easy to identify. Our conversation on the cons was really about the ramifications - or side effects - or taking on moonlighting work. Without any real effort, the first things that came to mind are:<br /> <br /> <br /> Exhaustion<br /> Burnout<br /> Decreased productivity<br /> Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins 2024 2024 149 149 Moonlighting full false 1:04:45 39344 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-147-draw-like-an-architect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-147-draw-like-an-architect https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-147-draw-like-an-architect/#respond Sun, 24 Mar 2024 19:00:26 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=39278 How good do you need to be at drawing if you want to become an architect? Or … How can I be an architect – I can’t draw? Is there an easy answer to these questions? Of course there is, but that doesn’t mean the getting is easy.

The post Ep 147: Draw Like an Architect first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-147-draw-like-an-architect/feed/ 0 How good do you need to be at drawing if you want to become an architect? Or … How can I be an architect – I can’t draw? Is there an easy answer to these questions? Of course there is, but that doesn’t mean the getting is easy. How good do you need to be at drawing if you want to become an architect? Or … How can I be an architect – I can’t draw? Is there an easy answer to these questions? Of course there is, but that doesn’t mean the getting is easy. Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins 2024 2024 147 147 Draw Like an Architect full false 56:34 39278 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-146-ask-the-show-spring-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-146-ask-the-show-spring-2024 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-146-ask-the-show-spring-2024/#respond Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:00:15 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=39241 Tracking productivity, Bucket list vacation, Leadership styles, and Learning how to Draw Details ... We answer these questions and more today on Ep 146: Ask the Show Spring 2024

The post Ep 146: Ask the Show Spring 2024 first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-146-ask-the-show-spring-2024/feed/ 0 Tracking productivity, Bucket list vacation, Leadership styles, and Learning how to Draw Details ... We answer these questions and more today on Ep 146: Ask the Show Spring 2024 Tracking productivity, Bucket list vacation, Leadership styles, and Learning how to Draw Details ... We answer these questions and more today on Ep 146: Ask the Show Spring 2024 Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins 2024 2024 146 146 Ask the Show Spring 2024 full false 1:09:22 39241 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