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Architecture and Math

Life of an Architect

You can’t be completely incompetent either, but if you can through school, it’s all downhill … at least until you have to the architectural licensing exam, but that’s a different post for a different day. Evan Troxel, Architect The architecture school I went to required Trigonometry to get my degree.

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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

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. too funny reading what had been important to me back then, with little diagrams explaining things too.

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The 14 Books Every Future Architect Should Read

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When you are in the weeds of construction documents, RFI’s, AFP’s, and need a mind refresher, pick up Thinking Architecture. Tadao Ando Conversations With Students by Tadao Ando – Ando has always been one of my favorite architects since I “discovered” him at my undergrad architecture school library.

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Should I be an Architect? | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Bob Borson — February 10, 2014 — 49 Comments The last several years have been hard on the architectural profession. I would suggest a third question, to complete the Venn diagram: What does the world need? ” So I passed the most difficult part of architecture school to be an architect.

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Motivation - and why it's important | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Life in General / Motivation – and why it’s important Motivation – and why it’s important Bob Borson — April 14, 2014 — 27 Comments It’s Sunday morning, it’s raining outside, I’m really tired, and the consensus around the house is to lay about, read books and watch television.

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Architects and their Deserted Island Music | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Brandon Tyler Carr I’m still in Architecture School, so this post will pretty much broaden my arena for studio. i can do all three, but there is nothing more peaceful or fulfilling than drawing a building and all of her views and diagrams in pencil or ink. i find instrumental music the best to concentrate on hand drafting.

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The Ultimate List of ARE 5.0 Study Materials: Part 1

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Many people have said it reminds them of being in architecture school, except now we’re focused on exams. . It contains tons of pictures, diagrams and detail. . Around 2014 shortly before ARE 5.0 The ARE Boot Camp is also a very social program. Everyone studies very closely with 20-30 people all over the US.