Life of an Architect

MARCH 9, 2014

All of this information would be used to create a visual presentation for the client – powerpoint presentations, wall prints and brochures would be typical formats. This will continue from the next conceptual stages and beyond. However, one thing that’s bothered me through this whole impeccable website is “your.”

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 22, 2014

Sharp Bob, As a recent graduate of architecture school – I’m proud to call myself an avid sketch artist. I constantly find myself sketching just to understand ideas, forms, and various concepts and my firm looks to me a lot to prepare and execute sketch renderings for clients and projects. link] Cory W.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 14, 2019

Life of an Architect – Year’s Two (2011) and Three (2012) I will admit that in year two I fell off the writing pace I had set in year one, but not by much. In 2011 I wrote 159 articles and in 2012 that trend continued … I only wrote 96 articles. My favorite blog post of 2011 is: Do You Want to be an Architect?

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Architizer

JULY 4, 2023

Based out of London, Whitaker Studio designs one-of-a-kind buildings and master plans for clients around the world. Xuanru Chen Co-Founder and Architect at ZJJZ Atelier China Xuanru Chen, graduated from the University of Michigan with a master’s degree in architecture, has been working in Shanghai as an architect since 2011.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

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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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 9, 2013

It was a big inspiration to me during architecture school. 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. Following my casual advice is at your own peril.

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e-architect

JULY 27, 2023

The firm has earned a reputation as a versatile, playful, and tidy architecture office, with a focus on a healthy working culture. Their mantra is ‘precision at all levels’ ASAS promises its clients solid and innovative projects, with close collaboration to ensure agreement on the precise objectives of a project.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

These photos are in chronological order starting December 1st, 2011 and include all sorts of things. Therefore, anything you read on this site is not a substitute for actually working with me. Following my casual advice is at your own peril. if you want my undivided attention, I would recommend hiring me.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Balsa was so derided when I was in architecture school in the 1990s that we were required to build presentation models from bass wood, a much harder and harder-to-cut wood, something the lasting scars on my fingers can attest to.) Models: Architecture and the Miniature , by Mark Morris, published by Academy Press, 2006.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 19, 2013

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. Therefore, anything you read on this site is not a substitute for actually working with me. Following my casual advice is at your own peril.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 14, 2019

Life of an Architect – Year’s Two (2011) and Three (2012) I will admit that in year two I fell off the writing pace I had set in year one, but not by much. In 2011 I wrote 159 articles and in 2012 that trend continued … I only wrote 96 articles. My favorite blog post of 2011 is: Do You Want to be an Architect?

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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. maybe there is, maybe the client wants or needs that!

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Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2014

Surviving Architectural School Despite the urban legends that you’ve heard about that person who stayed awake for 6 straight days to finish his project, Architecture school is terrific. Here are a few tips that can help make your experience in architecture studio that much better and more rewarding.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 17, 2022

The new federal facility is located on the campus of Kansas State University, which happens to be my alma mater, though it is at a bit of a remove from the main campus that I traversed in architecture school decades ago. When Biospheres Collide: A History of NASA's Planetary Protection Programs , by Michael Meltzer, 2011

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 6, 2014

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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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. Alex Robert nice tools bag. Pingback: Building Moxie's 2013 Parade of ToolBelts Jwkathol Great contribution to the series!

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Life of an Architect

MAY 18, 2014

Both of us attended graduate school at the University of Calgary, studying architecture together. We’re passionate about art and design, both studying fine art at universities in Canada before heading off to architecture school. Following my casual advice is at your own peril.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 13, 2014

finals time at architecture school frequently gets overwhelming and i felt like giving up on everything. I’m looking for a vintage style D fin Long Board nose rider for this summer. I figure it will force me to go outside and do something active guest this is exactly the post i needed to read. thanks bob.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

It was my first year in architecture school at UH, and it was in the Architecture History class from Prof. For an out of the way corner of an out of the way state, NW Arkansas packs quite an architectural punch. Each time we go home to Michigan, we make a pilgrimage to drive by this house… still love it.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 4, 2014

Graeme K You mentioned that your blog is getting young people excited about becoming an architect; I’m now weeks away from completing my final year in architecture school in Scotland and there have been many late nights and moments of doubt throughout. Stopping by your blog has on many occasions inspired me to keep going.

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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. It becomes easier to tell the client “No, that’s crap and I’m not designing it that way!”

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Architecture Quote

JULY 16, 2020

This includes competent testing and consulting services as neutral trustees of the client. In the search for potential customers, we can look at the work undertaken by architects in Austria for different clients. Concentration of Swiss architecture industry in relation to area. Architecture Billings Index (ABI).

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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. Learning is certainly a great by-product of the experience, but so is growing up. i think i can draw well.

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Dwell

JUNE 27, 2012

Since the moment I received my first press release on the "Barbie I Can Be… Architect Doll" (for short, " Architect Barbie "), launched at the 2011 American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention, I had a consistently negative response. What does Barbie have to do with architecture? I wondered.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 30, 2014

A doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines. Frank Lloyd Wright Nourish the Vines(Clients) that feed your business and they will grow in the right direction. Provide them with an inferior product and your clients will die off and never pass along a good word or come back.

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e-architect

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Professional organizations and consortia in the fields of architectural design and urban planning and landscape architecture which employ specialists in the fields of economics, finance, service and the socio-cultural programming of territories could submit their applications for participation.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Brandon Tyler Carr I’m still in Architecture School, so this post will pretty much broaden my arena for studio. 4) Fenix TX – Self Title - –Who doesn’t love some early 2000′s pop punk to boost a good mood? 5) Incubus – Morning View – –Just a straight forward amazing album.

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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

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

I personally feel that having fewer licensed architects is bad for the profession because good designers will go unlicensed and clients will start to recognize (correctly) that they can hire unlicensed designers who are equally qualified to do the work. Great post Bob! We should consider rolling in the AREs to coursework.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 22, 2018

Do you know how to calculate the exact amount you need to charge your clients in order to earn 20 percent profit on that project? I loved architectural school, but I also know there’s times where you hate it. So 2011 through 2010 starting to crawl out of the bad economy. Start Transcript. It’s simple to do.

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