Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Number 2 Your Projects from Architecture School are Silly September 4, 2014 Projects in architectural school tend to be somewhat outrageous – designing something to exist on the dark side of the moon isn’t all that unlikely. Blog Career Construction Design Do you want to be an Architect?

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 14, 2019

On January 14th, 2010 my life was irrevocably changed, mostly for the better, when I decided to start a blog site and start talking about what it meant to be, and work with, an architect. During the first year, most of my time was spent learning new skills, preparing graphics and writing blog posts.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 27, 2014

Love the blog, Jordan Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 4:03 PM Hi Bruce, I can’t speak to the specifics as to whether or not welding is a good segue into architecture but I would think it has helped you with some three-dimensional thinking skills – and those are the hardest to develop in my opinion. Hopefully this helps in some way.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Writing this #frommydesk, Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr In Blog , Observations , Office instagram , photography , TxA An American in London The Best Things about my. I tell people all the time that I am a better photographer now as a result of all the practice I’ve put in since starting the blog.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 14, 2019

On January 14th, 2010 my life was irrevocably changed, mostly for the better, when I decided to start a blog site and start talking about what it meant to be, and work with, an architect. During the first year, most of my time was spent learning new skills, preparing graphics and writing blog posts.

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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. Deciding to write this blog has in many ways become a watershed moment for me in my career.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 23, 2014

Special thanks to Bob for opening up his blog to the interns. I received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 2013. Career a day in the life architects office Architecture School career' His technical know-how and dedication to this project have been incredible. Here is John’s story - Hello everyone.

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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. 18:25 The challenge of going to school later in life 19:38 What skills will prepare me for architecture school? Wondering about the math required, or how much you’ll earn?

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

APRIL 21, 2023

Life, they say, throws you curve balls, and that's just what happened last month, when a family emergency had me put this blog on hiatus. The book is a fitting result of a building, the Petite École , that functions as an architecture school for children.

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The Aspiring Architect

JULY 23, 2017

You may remember back in April that I asked for your help in voting for my blog, The Aspiring Architect, to win the 2017 JDR Blogger Award for Best Architecture Blog. if they are in school OR to help cover the costs of 1 ARE if they are testing. The Winner will also be listed on The Aspiring Architect Blog.

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The Aspiring Architect

JANUARY 15, 2018

I thought time went by fast in architecture school, but geez, when you start working and time becomes relative to which project you were working on versus what month it was, time starts going by much faster. Blog more !!! Schedule my time to make sure I blog and 3. They are so right. Write a book. Break Routines.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 27, 2014

Home / Memories from Studio / Memories from Studio People who didn’t attend architectural school don’t understand juries. Always look for the positive architectrunnerguy Amazingly during my whole 5 years of architectural school (Va. Love your blog. Building with Structural. oh well, it was drafted well.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 22, 2014

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. Sharp Bob, As a recent graduate of architecture school – I’m proud to call myself an avid sketch artist.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 9, 2013

It was a big inspiration to me during architecture school. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' link] This has some really rich student work – drawings and models. link] Bob Borson I have seen it before – didn’t remember the name of it since I haven’t seen it since my early days in college.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 2, 2013

link] stefano It’s important to talk about the things for undestanding and this is what blogs are for. If you can’t find any sketch paper, sandwich wrap paper does it not that bad too, i used this during my studies because it was a third of the price. This one is a perfect example.

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Brandon Donnelly

JUNE 9, 2024

A few months ago, one of my old professors from architecture school — Phu Hoang — reached out to me through this blog. He told me about his and Rachely’s firm, MODU Architecture. That’s one of the benefits of writing publicly — it becomes your calling card. We connected over a call.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

I want to go to architecture school but I don’t really enjoy making models–the process is quite frustrating for me… should all aspiring architects be passionate about model making? We had college architectural interns make this model – they are in their model-making prime! And this is a really great blog.:)

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Architizer

AUGUST 7, 2024

Inspired by her global experiences, she shares captivating insights into the world’s most extraordinary cities and buildings and provides travel tips on her blog, The Travel Album. Model making has always been a cornerstone of architectural practice, serving as a tangible representation of our visions and designs.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Writing a blog devoted to architecture books means featuring monographs — lots of monographs. Not exclusively, of course; but before this blog transitioned to its current weekly format, one of the thematic days of the week was appropriately devoted to monographs: Monograph Monday.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 19, 2014

The general consensus from the feedback on that article was that I was wasn’t wrong … I would like to add a few more chapters to the topic of architectural interns and demonstrate that being an architectural intern doesn’t always have to be a mostly empty experience of model building and material library organizing.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 6, 2014

Now that I’ve been at this “architect” thing for a little while, I can look back at my sketches, all the way back to my time in school, and see how my sketch technique has evolved and how that technique has shaped my architectural solutions. Tej Kanitkar Hi, Mr. Borson, first off, longtime reader and fan of your blog.

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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. Which would explain why I’m at this blog.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 13, 2014

I am frequently asked to tell the story behind how this blog got started and why I continue to write. … 600 blog posts?!?” finals time at architecture school frequently gets overwhelming and i felt like giving up on everything. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' thanks bob.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 30, 2016

This post is my contribution to an international blog series called #ArchiTalks. This month, the #ArchiTalks topic is “Back to School”, so I am encouraging my fellow small firm architects to go back to school themselves and learn what they need to know to find the work they want and live a life they’ll love. Be included.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 23, 2013

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. i gotta say im so happy that i found your blog. Tim Barber Happy to see that my school Va.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

His architecture is not swayed by the International Style or the new and boisterous design paradigm–no, it adheres to no common set of rules, but that which Gaudi believed nature intended. Kitlond Firstly I’ve just found this blog (it came up when googling Winchester Cathedral of all things) and I’m really enjoying it.

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A4 Architects

MAY 11, 2022

We also have more than a dozen A4 Architecture alumni who went to Roger Williams out in the world advancing their careers in Boston, New York, Providence and elsewhere. Architecture school, as previous A4 Architecture blog posts have discussed, it is a place to learn creative problem solving.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

I say “unhealthy” because I don’t really want to be doing it at all and I didn’t go to architecture school to run a business, but here I am. Today was the 22nd installment of #ArchiTalks – a blogging event with other architects where I provide a word or concept and let them interpret it however they want.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Cheers, Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr In Bags , Materials and Products Materials , Products Surviving Architecture School Christmas Cards from Famous. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Alex Robert nice tools bag. Awesome bag as well. Send to Email Address. Your Email Address.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

This week, I am sharing blogging duties with a friend and active supporter of Entrepreneur Architect. He is the founder of Young Architect, a blog featuring articles about design, the architecture registration exam , entrepreneurship, and his journey as a young architect. The Worst Job I Ever Had – and the Most Important.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 18, 2007

When I was in my third year of architecture school, I picked up an issue of Entrepreneur magazine at the local supermarket. As most architects will tell you, architecture school does not adequately prepare one for the realities of business. If you ask my mother, she will tell you that I have always been a businessman.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

APRIL 11, 2022

Here is the 42nd installment of "Book Briefs," the series of occasional posts featuring short first-hand descriptions of some of the numerous books that publishers send to me for consideration on this blog.

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Architects Tales

APRIL 1, 2019

25 for the blog, architects-tales.com, Copyright 2019 by Dale R. For aspiring architects, the rule is first encountered as students when they enter architectural school and are told that one half of the students in their class will drop out either in the first year or no later than before graduation. ”- Buckminster Fuller.

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DesignRulz

JULY 11, 2023

Are you just getting started in the architecture field? The journey from architecture school into the real world can be quite scary. What’s also important to note is that using quotes every time on your proposal or blog post might make your writing seem mundane.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

When I decided to select “My First Project” as a topic for this month’s ArchiTalks topic, I knew instantly which project I would choose to focus on – not because it’s so good, but because I had all sorts of attachments that I could refer to (which is an important consideration when writing an architectural blog).

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Seeds planted in architecture school bloom into a full-on virus as professionals launch their own firms and find their way to small business. At the age of 10, I chose architecture for my career path because, “Artists don’t make enough money. Architecture is a profession like law and medicine. Go Back to School.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 11, 2020

This is something that I think about every time I look at a portfolio … or even write one of my blog posts. You should consider how much text you decide to include in your portfolio … because I probably won’t read it the first time I flip through your pages.

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