EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Stress and burnout have long been considered inevitable parts of an architect’s journey. From grueling all-nighters in architecture school to managing relentless client demands, architects have historically worn their stress as a badge of honor. Emotional Burnout : Feelings of cynicism, detachment, and negativity.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Home / Architects / Architectural Models Architectural Models Bob Borson — September 12, 2013 — 33 Comments One of the biggest changes I have seen since moving over to my new office is that the number of scale models has gone up considerably.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 11, 2015

“Citizen Architect” is a phrase that – if you are in the field of architecture – you hear a lot. The Citizen Architect stays informed on local, state, and federal issues, and makes time for service to the community. Again – wonderful and terrible.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Erin Pellegrino and Jake Rudin are the co-founders of Out of Architecture , a career consulting firm helping architects and designers find creatively fulfilling roles beyond the bounds of traditional architectural practice. Nikita Morell is a copywriter for architects and the founder of Architects WordShop.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Home / Architects / Should I be an Architect? Should I be an Architect? Bob Borson — February 10, 2014 — 49 Comments The last several years have been hard on the architectural profession. Should YOU be an architect?

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

One of the most common themes of these emails is that architecture school is nothing like working in the real world. I wanted to become an architect and design buildings even before I knew architect’s existed 3. I was still in architecture school as everyone else graduated. ”) 2.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 27, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Home / Memories from Studio / Memories from Studio People who didn’t attend architectural school don’t understand juries. I personally looked at it as character building and preparing us for that bad client.

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30X40 Design Workshop

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Before I enrolled in architecture school in the late summer of 1991 (has it been 32 years?), As architecture schools greet new students this fall, I thought it would be fun to revisit that list of “must-haves” after having practiced architecture for 30 years. You'll use a lot of this in architecture school.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 4, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? I decided to take this opportunity to talk about why I think it’s important that architects blog – or at the very least, talk to others about what it means to be an architect and why we [architects] think it’s important.

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The Aspiring Architect

MAY 8, 2017

Dear Client, I have just one friendly piece of advice I’d like to offer to you. I have interned under licensed architects for over 5,000+ hours. I am a licensed Architect. I know that I am young, and there aren’t many 20-something year old architects out there, but that doesn’t mean that I cannot do my job.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 22, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Home / Blog / #ArchiSketch #ArchiSketch Bob Borson — June 23, 2014 — 22 Comments As an architect, I tend to communicate through sketching – which is starting to make me a bit of a relic. wonder how I go that job? ]

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? You’ll perform your work under the guidance and supervision of one of the licensed architects but for the most part, you are responsible for thinking through the issues.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? 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.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Sir Ken Robinson , TEDTalks Guernica 1937 by Pablo Picasso In the quote above, I think the issue that Sir Ken Robinson speaks of points to one of the reasons the process of becoming an architect takes as long as it does. a bus depot.)

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Young Architect

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Young Architect 2023 Black Friday Deals for Young Architects Welcome, future architects and seasoned experts! For the eighth year, Young Architect proudly presents our comprehensive roundup of the best Black Friday deals tailored for our community. Get monthly access to key ARE 5.0

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 6, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? What it means is that we learned how to think and communicate our ideas slightly different from the product of today’s architecture programs. It shows that Ive been consistent in using these techniques.]

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? There is a goal to make my job as an architect more transparent in an effort to help people understand what it is that I actually do … how do I spend my day? wonder how I go that job? wonder how I go that job? ]

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? For the purposes of today’s article, I am going to assume that all architectural drawings are correct and serve their purpose of conveying intent, scope and quantity. Even perspectives are flat unless the architect really cares.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 18, 2015

If you ever thought about being an architect but thought you couldn’t handle the math, you aren’t alone. It’s too bad that more than most people think this but just like a handful of other stereotypes about architects that aren’t true, I am here to tell you that you do not have to be great at math to be an architect.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 15, 2016

I spent a considerable amount of time responding to emails this weekend and the newest most asked question is now: “ I want to be an architect, where do I start? Granted most of the people asking this question are fairly young – probably high school and early college level – but the answer is still the same.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Architect: Carlo Scarpa completed 1969-1978 Not really a single building but more a garden with building like objects. One of Scarpa’s few ground up commissions, it is an exquisite lesson in architecture telling a story through metaphor.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 15, 2023

AIA Gold Medal winners Ted Flato and David Lake share their views on how "architecture is being driven forward by a response to climate" in this exclusive interview. Photo courtesy of Lake Flato Lake and co-medalist Ted Flato founded their studio, Lake Flato Architects , in San Antonio, Texas in 1984.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 13, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Write a Life of an Architect post? finals time at architecture school frequently gets overwhelming and i felt like giving up on everything. Work on the missing design pieces for my new office? Start laying out my new kitchen drawings?

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The following is an introduction to The Entrepreneur Architect Manifesto. . LePage and I am an Entrepreneur Architect. In architecture school, we each had a professor who told us that architecture should be practiced for the art and art alone. “If We are Entrepreneur Architects. I am Mark R.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 30, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Maybe some fellow architects who might be reading can appreciate why this is a big deal – too often vendors will take our drawings and simply add notes to them and return them to us as shop drawings … it doesn’t really work that way.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

“How to get a job in an architect’s office” is a topic that I’ve been meaning to cover for a long time here on Life of an Architect … I just never got around to doing so. Including Malone Maxwell Borson Architects ( that’s me by the way ).

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Mentoring the Young Architect. The profession of architecture has historically been dependent upon older architects mentoring younger architects. Due to the complexity of the profession, older architects need to train and mentor our young architects. The Worst Job I Ever Had – and the Most Important.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 18, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Cheers, Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr In Bags , Materials and Products Materials , Products Surviving Architecture School Christmas Cards from Famous. Alex Robert nice tools bag. Awesome bag as well.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A new multifamily building in New Haven by students at Yale’s architecture school provides relief for an underpaid workforce—and their community. Related Reading: Los Angeles Will Soon Open Its Newest Facility for Those Lacking Housing Workers at Sage and Coombe Architects Unionize A housing experiment is unfolding in New Haven.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 2, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? 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? I try and keep things light and share a thing or two about what I think I know.

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Architizer

AUGUST 7, 2024

Ema is a trained architect, writer and photographer who works as a Junior Architect at REX in NYC. Model making has always been a cornerstone of architectural practice, serving as a tangible representation of our visions and designs. In architecture school, the art of model making was a cornerstone of our education.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 19, 2014

You see, as I spent the spring semester of my senior year meeting with Michael, getting feedback on my design for a Frisco art museum, I found myself with the rare chance to prove my work ethic, skills, and potential to an established architect before even graduating high school. Arch at UT Austin.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 9, 2021

This is because we are on the edge of a complete flip in how every service industry functions, including medicine, law, and architecture. Every potential client who architects serve under 40 has created a software derived sketch. Anyone will be able to directly create buildings through software, no architect need apply.

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30X40 Design Workshop

APRIL 14, 2022

Joining me to answer these questions (+ more) is my friend Bob Borson, architect + creator of The Life of an Architect blog + podcast. 00:30 An architect’s salary discussion 01:03 Other ways to think about compensation 02:05 Compensation Calculator (by region, job, etc.) Are your drawing skills questionable?

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 7, 2011

I’m an architect. I just need to tack up my shingle, design great buildings and clients will come knocking. Maybe… but whether clients come knocking or not, its not so simple to keep them knocking. The post Things I Didn’t Learn at Architecture School (But Need to Know): How do I start and keep a business alive?

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EntreArchitect

JULY 18, 2017

11 Steps To Better Project Management Systems for Architects. One of the most important of all the tasks we perform as architects is Project Management. Here are my eleven steps to better project management systems for architects; 1. Systems are the sound structure of a successful architectural firm. Listen carefully.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 23, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Cheers, Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr In Life in General , Observations , Travel a day in the life , about bob , Architecture School , bob borson , Travel , traveling Graphic Standards heard around the. Incredible.

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