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/sketching-2/ 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-140-communicating-through-drawings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-140-communicating-through-drawings https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-140-communicating-through-drawings/#respond Sun, 10 Dec 2023 19:00:33 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=39085 Drawings have always played a role in the process of study and discussion of what we do and why we do it. Today we are going to look at the different forms of drawing and talk about when they are used and how we align these different drawing types and the messages they convey as we discuss "Communicating Through Drawings"

The post Ep 140: Communicating Through Drawings first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-140-communicating-through-drawings/feed/ 0 Drawings have always played a role in the process of study and discussion of what we do and why we do it. Today we are going to look at the different forms of drawing and talk about when they are used and how we align these different drawing types and ... Drawings have always played a role in the process of study and discussion of what we do and why we do it. Today we are going to look at the different forms of drawing and talk about when they are used and how we align these different drawing types and the messages they convey as we discuss "Communicating Through Drawings" Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins 2023 2023 140 140 Communicating Through Drawings full false 1:08:55 39085 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/architectural-graphics-arrows-or-ticks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=architectural-graphics-arrows-or-ticks https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/architectural-graphics-arrows-or-ticks/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2021 05:01:50 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=35861 Architectural Graphics are a topic that I discuss a lot, and today is no different. Do you use arrows or tick marks at the end of your leader lines?

The post Architectural Graphics: Arrows or Ticks? first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/architectural-graphics-arrows-or-ticks/feed/ 2 35861