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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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What do we design for? Who do we design for? [10]

A Better Built Environment

Leave a comment Things I’m Reading/Listening to City Of The Future: Talking Streets With New York City Transportation Legend Sam Schwartz Discussion about how design and new technology can allow us to better manage street use and create public spaces that are better for all users (not just cars).

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Book Briefs #41: Six Monographs

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

I've decided to bring back "Book Briefs," the series of occasional posts featuring short first-hand descriptions of some of the numerous books that publishers send to me for consideration on this blog. It's clear that in Cucinella's hands a sustainable future will rely on contemporary technologies as much as vernacular techniques.

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The Journey to Success Begins Within You

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This is a guest post written by my friend Taylor Schaub, a 4th-year undergraduate architecture student at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She’s pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture degree with a minor in Business. I’ve actively tried to utilize the pre-planned routines that I hear or see in podcasts and blogs.

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My 12 Rules for Landing Your First Job in Architecture

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Throughout the winter before graduating, I wrote over 100 cover letters and mailed them with my standard one-page resume to every architecture firm in the New York metropolitan area. There were hundreds of architecture students graduating that spring and they were all competing for the same few positions available in the region.

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

Life of an Architect

Now that I’ve been at this “architect” thing for a little while, I can look back at my sketches, all the way back to my time in school, and see how my sketch technique has evolved and how that technique has shaped my architectural solutions. Tej Kanitkar Hi, Mr. Borson, first off, longtime reader and fan of your blog.

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The Finalists – 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

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The Promise Playhouse Designer : Jovin Lim – Champion Lakes, Western Australia, Australia Bio : I am a26 year old student just about to finish my Bachelor’s in Architecture. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Filmmaking specialising in Cinematography. I am also an enthusiastic reader of your blog!

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