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Season 2022 Episode 102
Today, we are discussing the concepts around business development, which is something that, with almost 99% certainty, no architect was ever taught i…
3 years, 7 months ago
Design Process
Season 2022 Episode 101
The design process for each person is different even though there will always be some similarities. I assembled my own sequence process of Discovery …
3 years, 7 months ago
The 100th Episode
Season 2022 Episode 100
It's taken almost 4 years to get here, but the Life of an Architect is celebrating a milestone. Welcome to the 100th Episode where Andrew and I take …
3 years, 7 months ago
Construction Drawings
Season 2022 Episode 99
Construction Drawings are the documents architects use to convey architectural intent - size, location, quantity - and learning how to properly prepa…
3 years, 8 months ago
Architecture Presentations
Season 2022 Episode 98
Being an architect for some people means standing up in front of a bunch of people and talking about your architectural decisions. If you are a stud…
3 years, 8 months ago
Burnout
Season 2022 Episode 97
The architectural profession seems to unnecessarily romanticize the amount of work it takes to do our job so it was only a matter of time before we d…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Big Idea
Season 2022 Episode 96
Every good architecture project has a concept. Every. Single One. This is the Big Idea that you will build your entire project around and if you look…
3 years, 9 months ago
Residential Architecture 101 - Schematic Design
Season 2022 Episode 95
Whenever an architect sits down with a client on a new residential project, the first phase that happens is “Schematic Design”, the initial part of t…
3 years, 10 months ago
EP 94: Ask the Show – 2022 Spring Edition
Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins from Life of an Architect answer the most commonly asked questions about being an architect
3 years, 10 months ago
Top 10 Reasons NOT to be an Architect
Season 2022 Episode 93
Ever wondered if you should be an Architect? Here are the Top 10 Reasons NOT to be an Architect - revisiting the list I wrote 12 years ago.
3 years, 11 months ago