Life of an Architect

JANUARY 18, 2015

Evan Troxel, Architect The architecture school I went to required Trigonometry to get my degree. I took it in high school and loved it; it was pretty easy for me as I always did very well in all of my math classes. There are few stronger parallels to all the the variables in the Builder-Architect-Client dynamic.

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AUGUST 15, 2016

Sketching is really important, and it’s definitely something you should be working on … but it isn’t the most important. Presentation skills are far more important than anybody in school actually realizes. It must be Presentation Skills … right?

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AUGUST 30, 2016

Bad marketing (or no marketing) will result in bad clients. Good marketing will result in good clients. So, as the bright yellow school buses hit the streets, let us go back to school ourselves and learn what it takes to get noticed in this noisy world. Sharon George – Architecture By George (@sharonraigeorge).

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

When I decided to select “My First Project” as a topic for this month’s ArchiTalks topic, I knew instantly which project I would choose to focus on – not because it’s so good, but because I had all sorts of attachments that I could refer to (which is an important consideration when writing an architectural blog).

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Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2014

I’ve heard that architecture majors “have no social life” is that true? Part of this is a response to what your definition of “no social life” means. Here are a few tips that can help make your experience in architecture studio that much better and more rewarding.

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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. I definitely hope to strike a balance between those two aspects with the podcast. Start Transcript.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Architecture students should definitely travel … I think every student should do some traveling. 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.

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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. Derek Fordé I’m definitely a dreamer.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr In Design Architects , architectural technology , design Just do what I tell you KHouse Modern - Progress. link] Janine Pot You definitely weren’t exaggerating when you called it the mother lode, thanks for sharing! It was a big inspiration to me during architecture school.

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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

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

But what if you aren’t a Texas Architect, and definitely not one. October 18th, 2012 “so what’s the architects preferred consumption sequence with these M&M’s? link] Bob Borson anybody can play along – we’re friendly that way. Kerry Hogue about the M&M’s.

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JUNE 5, 2018

Do you know how to calculate the exact amount you need to charge your clients in order to earn 20% profit on that project? She told me that she was finishing architecture school to prove a professor wrong that said she shouldn’t do it. Listen to this podcast episode or download the audio file here. Start Transcript.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 30, 2014

On site, the method of identifying the panels is definitely old school – a fat magic marker with the panel tag written on the exterior face. Pingback: Modern Window Detail - The CHouse Modern | Life of an Architect Rebecca Since we learned about SIPs in school, I’ve wondered why they aren’t used more often.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 27, 2014

Home / Memories from Studio / Memories from Studio People who didn’t attend architectural school don’t understand juries. I personally looked at it as character building and preparing us for that bad client. I also witnessed a couple of bad clients, too. Building with Structural. oh well, it was drafted well.

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APRIL 25, 2017

Sharing Architecture With Kids. If you’re anything like me, my guess is that you loved your time in architecture school. You get to use your talents and develop it with loose abandon, explore your interests and learn all about design and architecture – one of the coolest fields in the world. What’s not to love?

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

” If you ask most recent architecture school graduates “just how different is the real world from college? ” If you ask most recent architecture school graduates “just how different is the real world from college?” or are in the process of completing it.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Load Bearing Column, a Toronto architect in his mid-20s, started making memes in 2017 during undergraduate architecture school, inspired by things that would come up in class, like, yes, load-bearing columns. A lot of other people criticized them for shoddy architectural journalism. Eventually, they edited the caption."

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JULY 10, 2018

When I was in architecture school, Neil Denari was my inspiration. So you’re part of that team and, on the side, he’s developing strategies for how architects and design professionals can invest in themselves and not just their clients. So yeah, I think definitely pay yourself first. Denari Architects.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

I want to go to architecture school but I don’t really enjoy making models–the process is quite frustrating for me… should all aspiring architects be passionate about model making? We had college architectural interns make this model – they are in their model-making prime! link] Bob Borson no.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This is a missed chance from the jury itself to prove that it is at the level of the vision of modern and emblematic building aimed by the Client. In this case, the correct definition is “complete shock” The brief says: “To be preserved the evacuation exits of the existing building.”

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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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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 27, 2014

But publicly admitting that I feel that way would make me a jerk … it definitely makes me feel like a jerk. 1) What is the number one thing you think I can do prior to entering architectural school that would benefit me in school and in a career?) That will also make me feel terrific. Do you want to be an Architect?

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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. link] Bob Borson Goals are definitely important.

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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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JULY 24, 2018

And I said, well, you know, when I went to sleep at night, really my whole life, I’ve thought about how a chair gets made or a roof gets put on, you know, when I was 16 I was thinking this way, said, okay, so I’ll go to architecture school. Your clients are for a brief period of time. It’s not for profit.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

And last but definitely not least, there’s your “Go” mode albums, ideal when you’re pushing towards a deadline or late-nights spent in the studio which several albums have taken soundtrack to over the years. Brandon Tyler Carr I’m still in Architecture School, so this post will pretty much broaden my arena for studio.

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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. That is definitely one building that I want to see in my lifetime.

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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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JUNE 19, 2018

I am not bad at math and architecture as we know, it’s not just about. I loved architecture school and never looked back. And that’s actually really important because to go into a place where you are definitely going to get last place and you’re not there because you have a chance of winning.

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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. It’s definitely not cheap! Great post Bob!

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