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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SW Oregon Architect

APRIL 2, 2023

Back in 2015, a passion for photography sparked when he moved from his small hometown just outside the city to Philadelphia to begin architecture school at Drexel University. Chris’s visual art developed alongside his growing skills as a designer, and this architectural influence is integral to his work.

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30X40 Design Workshop

MAY 23, 2022

Would you be surprised to learn that most architects aren't taught how to assemble a set of construction drawings in architecture school? Most graduate architects learn this from their first employer during their mandatory internship. Concept Sketch. I certainly was. Walls, Doors, + Windows.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Do you really want to be an architect? Being an architect is rewarding in ways that I don’t think could be easily replicated in a different field of work. I would say I get that question a lot but it’s really phrased “Do I really want to be an architect?” – SIDEBAR – “ What’s a tag?

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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. What’s stood the test of time in my practice?

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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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Young Architect

MARCH 14, 2022

Brad decided to look into the profession of Architecture when a teacher of his in high school noticed that he excelled in math and suggested he might excel in architecture also. That propelled Brad to go to Architecture school at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His struggles in navigating school.

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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

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

AUGUST 2, 2015

I don’t ever wonder why I am became an architect, just like I don’t ever wonder why I didn’t become something else … like an astronaut, or a belly dancer. It’s easy to see the answer and look back on how I got here, but the road to becoming an architect wasn’t ever obvious or easy.

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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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Young Architect

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

He knew he wanted to be an Architect since he was eleven years old. When Travis applied for Architecture school, he didn’t get in right away, but he was undeterred and applied again the following year to Auburn University’s Architecture Program. What architecture school was like for Travis. What is your why?

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Life of an Architect

JULY 23, 2020

What do you need to have for architecture school today versus just a decade ago and even further back? Continue reading Architecture Student Tool Kit at Life of an Architect. How much have these things changed? Should they?

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 27, 2015

Did you know that I wrote and published 66 articles this year on Life of an Architect? In reverse order ( based on view count, not awesomeness) : #10 Architecture in the Real World … Sorta Published : 23 February 2015 Views : 15,721 Why You Should Read it : What is it like to 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 loved playing with Lego’s as a child (variation 1b is “I used to sketch up house plans as a child.”) I was still in architecture school as everyone else graduated. ”) 2. .”)

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The Spaces

MAY 12, 2022

Now known as the New Testament Church of God, the Georgian structure was designed by architect G Austin in the 1830s when congregations were booming and churches plentiful; rivalled in the East End only by the number of pubs. But even among them, Holy Trinity stood head and shoulders above other houses of worship for its vast size.

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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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APRIL 10, 2016

Simply based on my inbox, there is a new batch of bright and shiny new future architects about to graduate and they are on the hunt for their future … hopefully in an office like mine. The Not so Sexy Side of Architecture Practicing architecture for 99.9% Does school prepare you for being an architect?

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 9, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Those of us in the architectural business (because architects like to use big words) call these “architectural delineations” or “renderings.”

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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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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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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2024

Archival imagery, architectural drawings and physical models line the gallery rooms The exhibition begins by tracing tropical modernism back to its early development by British architects Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry. The photography is courtesy of the Victoria & Albert Museum.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 12, 2015

This past weekend was the culmination of several months of coordination, design and construction – The Life of an Architect 2015 Playhouse ‘Outdoor Movie Theater’ was delivered and is now on display. You can tack anything you want to this stuff – which seems like it might come in handy in a children’s playhouse.

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The Student Architect

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The beautiful hand-drawn renderings, whimsical sketches, expertly crafted models. You're sitting there thinking to yourself, well, I can't do that; I must not be cut out for architecture. So many people feel the same as you do, and many of them let those thoughts get in the way of pursuing their dream to study architecture.

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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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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 23, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? I even sketched the floor plan of my room at the bottom. ( Thanks for sharing, it’s awesome to see how similar and different two architect’s experiences can be traveling the same places so many years apart. Incredible.

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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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Young Architect

JULY 18, 2023

Young Architect Passion and Perseverance: Chloe’s Journey as a Young Licensed Architect In this episode of The Young Architect Podcast, we delve into Chloe's unique experiences, triumphs, and future aspirations as a Young Architect. Chloe's journey into the world of architecture is a testament to this.

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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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Architecture Quote

JULY 13, 2020

Dating an architect seems like the perfect find in the sea of love that we all fish in. The reality of dating an architect might involve more coffee than champagne, and looking at the same sketch for 2 months. Looking back at his depiction, being an architect often looks a l ot different than reality. Introduction.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We know you don’t want to spend all of Christmas eve trawling through overcrowded stores, getting frustrated and settling on another mug with a semi-funny architects-love coffee-related quote when what you could be doing is cozying up in fresh pajamas and getting an early night in time for the big man. Print Club London x Luckies .

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ArchiDiaries

MAY 7, 2022

(“Text as submitted by the Architects”). Architect Senthil Kumar Doss graduated from ( NIT ) Regional Engineering College, Trichy, in 1999 and began his Architectural career with his Internship at the Internationally renowned Architect B.V. An ardent on-site, hands-on Architect with a passion for martial arts.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 6, 2017

After responding to a hopeful architect on Dwell.com I decided to flesh out my answer and include more books. Naturally there is some overlap and some of these books could fit in multiple headings, this is architecture after all. Being a successful architect takes more than creating a wonderful idea and presenting it to your client.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Well, you are in luck because today on the Life of an Architect Podcast we are dedicated to discussing all things related to architectural visualization and graphics and we have the perfect guest, Alex Hogrefe. The post 059 Architectural Visualization with Alex Hogrefe first appeared on Life of an Architect.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

It could be a cityscape, an individual building, or even an architectural detail. It could be a plan, section, elevation, perspective, axonometric projection, sketch or abstract. As long as it includes architecture in some ways, it is eligible. All drawing formats, both hand-drawn or digital, are permitted.

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Architecture Here and There

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The famous napkin from Blue Point Oyster Bar with sketches that do not include moving the Providence River, unless that is the sketch beneath the wine splotch. Architects Friedrich St. While a splotch of spilt wine obliterates a key sketch, none of the doodles suggested moving the rivers. Friedrich St.

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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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