Podcast Episodes

Business Development

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