Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Home / Bags / An Electrician’s Bag An Electrician’s Bag Bob Borson — December 18, 2013 — 5 Comments After a little break, it’s time for another entry into ongoing series I have been running where we get to take an inside look into the working contents of various design and construction related professionals.

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Portland Architecture

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Educated and beginning his career in Montana, Doug Minarik first came to Portland in 2008, where he spent three years at SRG Partnership and then two years at Works Progress Architecture, before founding his own firm in 2013. . PORTLAND ARCHITECTURE: When did you first become interested in architecture as a possible career?

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Deezen

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The pair met after architecture school in the late 1970s as employees in the office of American architect O'Neil Ford , whose work attracted both men for its "regional modernism". "W W hen we both got out of architecture school in the late 70s, post-modernism was what was going on," Flato told Dezeen.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 13, 2014

finals time at architecture school frequently gets overwhelming and i felt like giving up on everything. I’m looking for a vintage style D fin Long Board nose rider for this summer. I figure it will force me to go outside and do something active guest this is exactly the post i needed to read. thanks bob.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 4, 2014

Graeme K You mentioned that your blog is getting young people excited about becoming an architect; I’m now weeks away from completing my final year in architecture school in Scotland and there have been many late nights and moments of doubt throughout. Stopping by your blog has on many occasions inspired me to keep going.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

It was my first year in architecture school at UH, and it was in the Architecture History class from Prof. For an out of the way corner of an out of the way state, NW Arkansas packs quite an architectural punch. Each time we go home to Michigan, we make a pilgrimage to drive by this house… still love it.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Fast forward a few years – the college process is now complete and architectural schools are churning out extremely creative graduates, ready to take on the design world … except few graduates will actually get to work on “BIG IDEA” design projects.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Home / Heard around the architectural studio / heard around the architectural studio #010 I can’t find any sketch paper. What do you need it for? Considering white marble.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

We want to make sure that the interns understand what architecture is (let’s face it: architectural schools don’t do that) and how their work contributes to the success of the project, and therefore the success of the firm. Each intern is assigned a person to show them the ropes, to be a resource for them.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 6, 2014

I often wonder how much sketching gets used when you reach the “real world” My architecture school puts very heavy emphasis on learning sketching and hand drawing skills. Depending on the architecture school themselves, hand drafting and sketching may be a big part of it or barely existent.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 19, 2013

I found the jambox two years later in one of the other architecture school buildings, sitting there on a table as if that’s where I had left it the two years prior… … with no mix tape.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 23, 2014

I received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 2013. Currently, I am working towards a Masters of Architecture with a certificate in Digital Design and Fabrication (DDF). Career a day in the life architects office Architecture School career' Special thanks to Bob for opening up his blog to the interns.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Home / Life in General / Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Bob Borson — October 24, 2013 — 38 Comments 23 years ago, as a fourth year architecture student, I spent the Fall semester traveling around Western Europe soaking in all the architectural wonders I could find.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

When I first started architecture school as a freshman in college, I didn’t have the focus or maturity I needed to tackle the curriculum and I ended up having a serious identity crisis when I was 19 years old. ” So I passed the most difficult part of architecture school to be an architect.

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Bustler

APRIL 11, 2023

Form:uLA attempts to blur the indeterminate zone between architecture and its representation. An alumnus of UCLA, Cantley has lectured at a number of architecture schools internationally, and has been visiting faculty at SCI-ARC and Woodbury. Read the full post on Bustler

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2023

“[They] come and spray-paint these really tawdry Xs on the ground, and every time the city tries to erase them, they just get spray-painted back there,” says Lamster, who began thinking about Dealey Plaza and its shortcomings in 2013, during the 50th anniversary of the assassination.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Home / Graphics / Graphic Standards Graphic Standards Bob Borson — October 21, 2013 — 99 Comments How an architect draws is a reflection of many things – you can frequently tell the priorities of a firm just by looking at the quality of their drawings. But that’s not really the entire story is it?

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Architizer

APRIL 19, 2023

Studio Culture in Architecture Schools In their design for the Abedian School of Architecture in QLD, Australia, Crab Studio sought to rethink the traditional bounds of architecture’s pedagogical spaces. Part III looks at how to intentionally create a values-based teaching and learning culture.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 30, 2014

Just did a lab in architecture school haha, wouldn’t understood this in the slightest a week ago, but now i totally get it, funny how you can apply education to real life just george funny how you can apply real life experience to education…yes?

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

I first became aware of Leiviskä's buildings during architecture school in the first half of the nineties , having seen his beautiful and distinctive churches in magazines, including an issue of A+U dedicated to him. Spread from Juha Leiviskä 2000–2022 , courtesy of bookm-ark.fi

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Home / Architects / The Costs Associated with becoming an Architect The Costs Associated with becoming an Architect Bob Borson — November 13, 2013 — 117 Comments The costs associated with becoming a licensed architect are out of control. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect?

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

1 – Starting at the academic level, the architecture schools’ curriculum of the 21st century need to include collaboration with contractors, developers and business owners. 2 – After graduation, the newly minted architectural intern should enter a dedicated network of architecture firms.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 17, 2022

The new federal facility is located on the campus of Kansas State University, which happens to be my alma mater, though it is at a bit of a remove from the main campus that I traversed in architecture school decades ago. Stevens Crawshaw, published by Routledge, 2012.

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Architizer

JUNE 9, 2023

The end of the Pinochet regime was an important moment for architecture in Chile, leading to a boom in architecture schools and a broader curriculum. The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Having grown up in suburban Chicago and been in architecture school in Kansas at the time, I visited the room on trips back home, seeing it fairly regularly after moving back to Chicago in 1997. That year, Ando completed his second Chicago commission, a house on Wrightwood in Lincoln Park for Fred Eychaner and his then partner Ken Lee.

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Bustler

JANUARY 13, 2022

In 2013, Phifer received the Arts and Letters Award in. Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. of Architects and serves on the boards of the Architectural League of. Phifer has served as a visiting professor at numerous architecture. In 2016, he. Phifer is a Fellow of the American Institute.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 11, 2015

A second moment came when I listened to Cameron Sinclair – one of the founders of “Architecture for Humanity” as the keynote speaker at the 2013 AIA National Convention in Denver. Architectural schools are often staffed with educators who are ill at ease actually practicing in the “real world”.

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Architizer

APRIL 21, 2023

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. Without further ado, here are the 21 best architecture firms in Hong Kong: 20.

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Architizer

APRIL 7, 2022

Nowadays, the city remains home to preeminent architectural schools such as UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture. The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2022).

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 26, 2015

When I first read about it in 2013 I thought: what a great idea! Around Architecture school, I hear most people dissing the themed Lego sets in favor of the creative freedom that come from the big box of various blocks. Very excited to find this competition! If I do not become an Architect, I would be an Author.

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ArchiDiaries

APRIL 11, 2022

Doug’s first job out of architecture school was a year-long stint as a VISTA volunteer in the underserved Pico-Union neighborhood of central Los Angeles. Paul received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Oregon. Paul landed his first job in an architecture practice at the tender age of 16.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

This past December I was invited to speak at AIAS Forum 2013; the American Institute of Architecture Students national convention. While we waited for the airports to open, I had the opportunity to speak in length with many of the architecture students in attendance. Present yourself in a way that has never been tried.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2014

Surviving Architectural School Despite the urban legends that you’ve heard about that person who stayed awake for 6 straight days to finish his project, Architecture school is terrific. Here are a few tips that can help make your experience in architecture studio that much better and more rewarding.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Home to iconic landmarks such as Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall and Richard Meier’s Getty Center, Los Angeles’ architecture has become greatly influenced by the entertainment industry. Starting from its architectural schools, the city promotes alternative design practices.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 18, 2014

Both of us attended graduate school at the University of Calgary, studying architecture together. We’re passionate about art and design, both studying fine art at universities in Canada before heading off to architecture school.

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Deezen

MAY 13, 2022

– "architecture must burn" – as he set fire to assorted installations in a courtyard at London's Architectural Association. Within this elite and self-regarding intelligentsia, decon became the style du jour, avidly peddled in architecture schools, museums and magazines.

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e-architect

MARCH 18, 2023

The members of the group are recent graduates from theater, art and architecture schools. The building is located in the “Italia” neighborhood that encompasses design, art and decoration luxury stores. However, the tree filled site had many problems.

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