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Surviving Architecture School | Life of an Architect

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Home / Career / Surviving Architecture School Surviving Architecture School Bob Borson — December 16, 2013 — 49 Comments Despite what you might hear, architecture school is terrific. What happens when you are actually still in school? The person with the most skills typically wins.

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Life of an Architect – Best of 2014

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While 2014 isn’t technically over yet, it isn’t going to stop me [ cause I do what I want] from looking back at all the articles I wrote over the year to see which ones represented the very best that 2014 and I had to offer. February 10, 2014 The last several years have been hard on the architectural profession.

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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

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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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Architectural Studio - 4 Questions | Life of an Architect

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Architectural Studio – 4 Questions Architectural Studio – 4 Questions Bob Borson — May 8, 2014 — 30 Comments A large percentage of the articles I write on this site are the result of receiving the same sorts of questions over and over again. Do you know the true purpose of an architectural portfolio? .

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Rule of Halves

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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. As Roger K. Lewis, FAIA, says in his book, ARCHITECT?

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Memories from the Architectural Studio | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

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. I had it with me from one design studio to the next design studio up until my spring semester of my 4th year.

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The Finalists ? LoaA 2014 Playhouse Design Competition

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Home / Competition / The Finalists – LoaA 2014 Playhouse Design Competition The Finalists – LoaA 2014 Playhouse Design Competition Bob Borson — May 19, 2014 — 27 Comments The 3rd Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition had an amazing turnout this year. Designer : Kania P.

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