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Season 2025 Episode 177
There’s a moment in almost every architect’s career where the idea first surfaces—quietly at first, then louder over time: What if I started my own firm? Maybe it’s the itch for creative freedom, may…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Little White Lies
Season 2025 Episode 176
We’ve all stared at the calendar, convinced there’s a hidden twenty-fifth hour—plenty of room to redline that section, nudge the model, and squeeze in just one more detail. “We’ll sort it during bidd…
Published on 5 months ago
Stupid Questions
Season 2025 Episode 175
Nobody wants to be the person who asks a question that causes everyone else within ear shot to turn and look at them. We spend the early part of our careers trying to prove we deserve a seat at the t…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Dear Future Architects
Season 2025 Episode 174
There are bits of advice that one collects over a 30 year career and when given the chance, some are worth passing on to those who care to listen. While this could have been a lessons from my father …
Published on 6 months ago
Mentorship Matters
Season 2025 Episode 173
Mentorship turns confusion into clarity, builds confidence, and connects you with people who help you grow faster than you ever could alone.
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
A Week in the Life of an Architect
Season 2025 Episode 172
Most people have no idea what I do for a living, and to be honest, most of how I spend my time doesn’t look like the things I did when I was in college. Have things gone terribly wrong for me? What a…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago
The IQ of an Architect
Season 2025 Episode 171
Being an Architect is difficult and there is plenty of evidence that this is not a vocation that is suitable for everyone. The coursework you will take in college is all over the place – from the dra…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Architect School vs. The Real World
Season 2025 Episode 170
There is a moment of realization that occurs when you get your first real job in an architectural office that maybe architecture school and what is now going to be expected from you are a little out …
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Architecture Studio
Season 2025 Episode 169
The act of creating architecture is a fairly unique process and the manner in which you learn how to think both creatively and technically is a skill that requires certain training and nurturing to d…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Architectural Career - Is It Worth It?
Season 2025 Episode 168
Building upon our last episode when we discussed the path we have taken to get where we are, how unpredictable and in some cases, how circuitous that path can take, what we didn’t really talk about w…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago