https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com Sun, 24 Mar 2024 18:01:07 +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/architect-skills/ TV-G Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas bi-weekly 131299242 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-135-employee-takeover/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-135-employee-takeover https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-135-employee-takeover/#respond Sun, 01 Oct 2023 20:00:57 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=38846 It was podcast Episode 130: Employee Evaluations, and Andrew and I were discussing the process and criteria used to assess and measure an individual employee’s performance when we made the point that there would be value in creating a process where upward evaluations could be implemented, one that allowed the employee to share their thoughts and opinions on what mattered to them from their managers, from their team leads, even their employers. We decided to have that discussion to do just that …Welcome to EP 135: Employee Takeover

The post Ep 135: Employee Takeover first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-135-employee-takeover/feed/ 0 It was podcast Episode 130: Employee Evaluations, and Andrew and I were discussing the process and criteria used to assess and measure an individual employee’s performance when we made the point that there would be value in creating a process where upw... It was podcast Episode 130: Employee Evaluations, and Andrew and I were discussing the process and criteria used to assess and measure an individual employee’s performance when we made the point that there would be value in creating a process where upward evaluations could be implemented, one that allowed the employee to share their thoughts and opinions on what mattered to them from their managers, from their team leads, even their employers. We decided to have that discussion to do just that …Welcome to EP 135: Employee Takeover Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins 2023 2023 135 135 Employee Takeover full false 1:16:23 38846 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-134-management-101/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-134-management-101 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-134-management-101/#comments Sun, 17 Sep 2023 19:00:42 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=38812 Today we are talking about firm management – but at a fairly introductory level so that we can focus on a broad range of considerations that are applicable to a broader range of individuals who are transitioning into management roles.

The post Ep 134: Management 101 first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-134-management-101/feed/ 1 Today we are talking about firm management – but at a fairly introductory level so that we can focus on a broad range of considerations that are applicable to a broader range of individuals who are transitioning into management roles. Today we are talking about firm management – but at a fairly introductory level so that we can focus on a broad range of considerations that are applicable to a broader range of individuals who are transitioning into management roles. Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins 2023 2023 134 134 Management 101 full false 1:21:01 38812 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-133-ask-the-show-fall-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-133-ask-the-show-fall-2023 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-133-ask-the-show-fall-2023/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2023 19:00:13 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=38769 Management transition, Where to start a design, the Role of Artificial Intelligence in architecture, and What Cocktail Should Architects drink ... We answer your questions today on Ep 133: Ask the Show. Fall 2023

The post Ep 133: Ask the Show Fall 2023 first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-133-ask-the-show-fall-2023/feed/ 0 Management transition, Where to start a design, the Role of Artificial Intelligence in architecture, and What Cocktail Should Architects drink ... We answer your questions today on Ep 133: Ask the Show. Fall 2023 Management transition, Where to start a design, the Role of Artificial Intelligence in architecture, and What Cocktail Should Architects drink ... We answer your questions today on Ep 133: Ask the Show. Fall 2023 Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins 2023 2023 133 133 Ask the Show Fall 2023 full false 1:19:52 38769