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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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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

Life of an Architect

Also, where I spent a ridiculous amount of time building basswood models, most of the students I talk to these days send their digital files to a laser cutter and have the pieces of their model cut for them. Here are a few tips that can help make your experience in architecture studio that much better and more rewarding.

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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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Architectural Job Starter Kit | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

You will get to do just about everything sooner rather than later – attend client meetings, contribute to the design, prepare construction drawings, organize and process bidding and negotiating information, and go to job sites. And no, school teaches you zero about being an architect. it teaches you to solve problems. Ann Agreed.

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An Electrician's Bag | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

To date we have seen contents from: Architect Architecture Student Drywall Contractor Interior Designer Photographer Graphic Designer Today we get a look into the bag of freelance designer/ consultant and electrician Lindy Weston (B.Envd., Alex Robert nice tools bag.

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Architectural Sketching [or How to Sketch like Bob] | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

With the prevalence of computer 3D software, fewer and fewer graduates from the design profession are entering the “real” world with the ability to hold a pen, pencil, paintbrush – whatever – and work through their ideas, explore concepts, or sit across from a client and communicate through drawings. [T Whats your guess. Check us out online!

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