30X40 Design Workshop

APRIL 14, 2022

Thinking about a career in architecture? Joining me to answer these questions (+ more) is my friend Bob Borson, architect + creator of The Life of an Architect blog + podcast. 00:30 An architect’s salary discussion 01:03 Other ways to think about compensation 02:05 Compensation Calculator (by region, job, etc.)

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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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Young Architect

JULY 18, 2023

Young Architect Passion and Perseverance: Chloe’s Journey as a Young Licensed Architect In this episode of The Young Architect Podcast, we delve into Chloe's unique experiences, triumphs, and future aspirations as a Young Architect. Chloe's journey into the world of architecture is a testament to this.

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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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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. Anyone will be able to directly create buildings through software, no architect need apply.

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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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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 28, 2014

This post represents the 106th post I’ve written in 2014 for Life of an Architect, a number that I find staggering considering how busy I’ve been … I’m not sure how I found the time to do it and still maintain any sanity. Number 3 Should I be an Architect? “ to “ Why should I become an Architect?

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Young Architect

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

He knew he wanted to be an Architect since he was eleven years old. 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.

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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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Jane Griswold Radocchia

MAY 3, 2024

In 1540 Sebastiano Serlio drew this sketch in Book IV of his On Architecture.* Palladio doesn't describe this, but the roofs in his The Four Books of Architecture (1570) use the same pitch. Vignola's book on architecture was translated, of course. James Gibbs, On Architecture , London, 1728, introduction and Plate 84.

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Deezen

AUGUST 26, 2022

Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie is gifting his personal unit at the brutalist-style Habitat 67 housing complex and his professional archive to his alma mater in Montreal , where he earned his architecture degree in 1961. Habitat 67, adapted from his school thesis, is credited with jump-starting his career.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 22, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? 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. wonder how I go that job? ]

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 15, 2016

I spent a considerable amount of time responding to emails this weekend and the newest most asked question is now: “ I want to be an architect, where do I start? Most people think being an architect has something to do with math. What About Sketching? Should You Focus on Math? Can’t draw?

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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

APRIL 1, 2022

Young Architect. 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. Congratulations! First, congratulations!

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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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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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Young Architect

APRIL 1, 2022

Young Architect. 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. Seriously Consider Each Graduate School Location.

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The Spaces

MAY 12, 2022

Now known as the New Testament Church of God, the Georgian structure was designed by architect G Austin in the 1830s when congregations were booming and churches plentiful; rivalled in the East End only by the number of pubs. But even among them, Holy Trinity stood head and shoulders above other houses of worship for its vast size.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? There is a goal to make my job as an architect more transparent in an effort to help people understand what it is that I actually do … how do I spend my day? wonder how I go that job? wonder how I go that job? ]

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Architecture Quote

JULY 13, 2020

Dating an architect seems like the perfect find in the sea of love that we all fish in. The reality of dating an architect might involve more coffee than champagne, and looking at the same sketch for 2 months. Looking back at his depiction, being an architect often looks a l ot different than reality. Introduction.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 27, 2015

Did you know that I wrote and published 66 articles this year on Life of an Architect? 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?

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30X40 Design Workshop

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Before I enrolled in architecture school in the late summer of 1991 (has it been 32 years?), As architecture schools greet new students this fall, I thought it would be fun to revisit that list of “must-haves” after having practiced architecture for 30 years. What’s stood the test of time in my practice?

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Do you really want to be an architect? Being an architect is rewarding in ways that I don’t think could be easily replicated in a different field of work. I would say I get that question a lot but it’s really phrased “Do I really want to be an architect?” – SIDEBAR – “ What’s a tag?

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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. Architects Friedrich St. While a splotch of spilt wine obliterates a key sketch, none of the doodles suggested moving the rivers. Friedrich St.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 9, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Those of us in the architectural business (because architects like to use big words) call these “architectural delineations” or “renderings.”

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? That’s a long time to work at developing the skills it takes to practice architecture. … kids will take a chance. I’m starting the downhill slide of my 40′s on my next birthday and I’m just now hitting my stride.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 10, 2016

Simply based on my inbox, there is a new batch of bright and shiny new future architects about to graduate and they are on the hunt for their future … hopefully in an office like mine. 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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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. Merry shopping and Happy Holidays!

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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. In a broader spectrum, it can be seen as an investment in the next generation of architects in our country.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 2, 2015

I don’t ever wonder why I am became an architect, just like I don’t ever wonder why I didn’t become something else … like an astronaut, or a belly dancer. It’s easy to see the answer and look back on how I got here, but the road to becoming an architect wasn’t ever obvious or easy.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 23, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Most of what I learned from that time (other than I didn’t know how to spell) didn’t have as much to do with architecture as I anticipated … I grew up. I even sketched the floor plan of my room at the bottom. ( Incredible.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 6, 2017

Are you looking to get a degree in architecture? After responding to a hopeful architect on Dwell.com I decided to flesh out my answer and include more books. Naturally there is some overlap and some of these books could fit in multiple headings, this is architecture after all. Entrepreneurship. Pretty remarkable service!

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Shades of Grey

APRIL 30, 2021

There are little sketches mixed up with diary entries and general musings on life. I found a sketch of mortar on a “spot board” and a piece of decorative brickwork, including a brick-on-edge roll. I really enjoy looking back at the little sketches from my time training as a bricklayer and then working on building sites.

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e-architect

JULY 27, 2023

It is a place where traditions meet modern architecture, with an accent of personal expression. In effect, it is wellbeing architecture. The company consists of 20 architects, interior designers, urbanists, graphic designers, and administrative personnel in a nonhierarchical system with a social profile.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2019

In fact, there are four of us here and we all know each other from our time together from the University of Texas School of Architecture. Primarily among these activities is that I like to sketch out my ideas rather than relegating it to a computer program.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 16, 2017

The 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition had its first round of judging last Friday – and it was probably the most difficult process we’ve experienced so far. While most of the judges are not architecturally trained, even they could spot a design that had scale issues.

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