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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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Pull up a chair, order your favorite drink, and let me tell you about architecture in the “ real ” world. One of the most common themes of these emails is that architecture school is nothing like working in the real world. I was still in architecture school as everyone else graduated. ”) 2.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Number 5 You Make your Own Opportunities April 21, 2014 Young architectural interns are awesome … full of promise and possibility. I’ve been around the architectural block more times than I care to admit at this stage of my career and I have learned a few things along the way. Number 3 Should I be an Architect? Why the change of heart?

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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? Technical drawing and delineation led me to choose architecture as a career but I've come to appreciate drafting as much more than representation. Concept Sketch. I certainly was.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Home / Design / KRob 2013 – Architectural Delineation Competition KRob 2013 – Architectural Delineation Competition Bob Borson — October 10, 2013 — 27 Comments If you like architectural “drawings” than you’ve just landed on the mother lode.

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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. The rest of my afternoon is starting to look up – all that’s missing is a beer Hashtags used: #sketching.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

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. Can’t wait to go to architecture school. link] Bob Borson no.

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Young Architect

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

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. Going into his 5th and final year of school he realized he was out of money. What architecture school was like for Travis.

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The Spaces

MAY 12, 2022

After initially exploring venue options stateside, Hendry was tipped off about the Bethnal Green church by a friend from her architecture school days. Epilogue comprises 30 small and medium artworks of flora, drawn by Hendry in her signature hyper-realistic style (they look more like studio photographs than sketches.)

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Promotion: Hong Kong-based architecture studio Atelier C has launched a competition calling for international students to design an "instant home" that could be assembled in 24 hours. Hong Kong-based architecture studio Atelier C has launched its Youth ArchiDesign Competition "This competition is important to all," said Atelier C.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

” October 26th, 2012 “This is what my office did for lunch” #beer and napkin #sketches. August 10th, 2013 “concept assembly sketch for a modern house I will feature on LoaA” #vegetativeroof. August 23rd, 2013 “and so it begins … #design #sketch #architect” #architecture.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 27, 2015

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? Architecture in the real world is a lot different from people think. Does school prepare you for being an architect?

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Do you have architectural visualization skills? 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. Do you have architectural visualization skills?

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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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ArchiDiaries

MAY 7, 2022

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. Play Architecture displays a dialectical approach to design where both intuitive and method-based processes thrive. Practice Ideology.

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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2024

London's Victoria and Albert Museum has launched its Tropical Modernism exhibition, which highlights the architectural movement's evolution from colonial import to a "tool of nation building".

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Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2017

If you are an architectural student – or a young architecture school graduate – Architectural Portfolios are extremely important. Resumes are important, they can help you get an interview, but few people coming out of architecture school will ever get hired based on their zippy resume.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 15, 2016

If you are that person, read Architecture and Math and let me know if you still think math is going to be the thing that stops you from becoming an architect. Math is a necessary component to being an architect but the hardest math I do on a daily basis was stuff I learned in grade school. What About Sketching?

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

That’s a long time to work at developing the skills it takes to practice architecture. … kids will take a chance. People have their own tools, mores, and values for setting priorities and, as a result, most people view the finished result of “Architecture” without considering the process of creating architecture.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Architecture’s most popular drawing competition is back and bigger than ever, including larger prizes (including an increased cash prize for our 2 Top Winners), more publicity and some amazing new jurors to boot. It could be a cityscape, an individual building, or even an architectural detail. Enter the One Drawing Challenge.

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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

OCTOBER 20, 2013

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. When I graduated from architecture school in 199[mumble-mumble], computers were not that prevalent. But that’s not really the entire story is it?

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Top Ten Reasons to be an Architect If you have ever considered going into architecture, here is a list of reasons why you should consider becoming be an architect. This certainly paints a picture of the negative aspects to the architectural profession but most of the items on this list are not intrinsic to architecture.

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Architecture Chat

JANUARY 9, 2021

Five years of a learning experience The mind of an architecture student is indeed a cauldron filled with fretting emotions, art, thought-provoking ideas, stories, and myriad experiences. Five years spent in an architecture school are nothing less than a roller-coaster that persuades you to find hidden values and varying purposes.

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30X40 Design Workshop

APRIL 14, 2022

Thinking about a career in architecture? 04:27 Math we use in daily practice 07:27 I can’t sketch or draw, is this a problem? 08:03 Why sketching is important (even if you’re not great at it) 10:10 Not everyone in this profession is a designer 10:50 Can I be an architect with no formal training?

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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. Take those tools and multiply their capacities by 1,000 in the coming decades, and architecture changes.

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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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Young Architect

APRIL 1, 2022

5 Tips for Finding Best Architecture Graduate School. This fantastic Guest blog post about: How to Find the Best Architecture Graduate School was written by Architect John Maternoski. Or you’ve been out of school and working for a while. Non-Architecture Undergrad Will Have to do some Prep Work.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 25, 2017

Sharing Architecture With Kids. If you’re anything like me, my guess is that you loved your time in architecture school. You get to use your talents and develop it with loose abandon, explore your interests and learn all about design and architecture – one of the coolest fields in the world. What’s not to love?

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Young Architect

APRIL 1, 2022

5 Tips for Finding Best Architecture Graduate School. This fantastic Guest blog post about: Finding the Best Architecture Graduate Program for YOU was written by Architect John Maternoski. Or you’ve been out of school and working for a while. Non-Architecture Undergrad Will Have to do some Prep Work.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 2, 2015

So, now that I was 5 and my future was all mapped out thanks to a piece of wood, clearly I spent my formative years studying the architectural masters, sketching, building models, playing with concrete and 2×4’s. However, the skill set I do have lends itself quite nicely to a career in architecture. I like to draw.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Once again, this year, the Architizer Holiday Gift Guide is stacked full of ideas for all the architecture enthusiasts in your life. Designed by the Queen of the Curve, Zaha Hadid, and sold by Alessi, Niche is a beautiful gift for any architecture enthusiast. Little Genius: Architecture. by Zaha Hadid. By Matthew Frederick.

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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. While a splotch of spilt wine obliterates a key sketch, none of the doodles suggested moving the rivers. Friedrich St. Maps and ideas were scratched on the napkin.

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Lines on Paper

JUNE 12, 2021

It sounds more like the system is preparing them for the workforce when in fact, many (given the right mentoring) will continue their architecture education in Part 2 and beyond. Not to collect merit badges like a Boy Scouts but to try different practices to see which nurtures your passion in architecture more.

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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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Life of an Architect

APRIL 10, 2016

The professional field of architecture comes as a shock to most recent graduates because the real-world is nothing like the studio environment you became familiar with while you were in school. Today’s post is all about helping you prepare yourself for the real world of architecture. Why Should You Read This?

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