Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 23, 2013

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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Architizer

AUGUST 19, 2022

Browse the Architizer Jobs Board and apply for architecture and design positions at some of the world's best firms. Architecture school is difficult. Students should not face unworkable schedules that force them to sacrifice their sleep and overall health. Click here to sign up for our Jobs Newsletter. .

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Bustler

JANUARY 9, 2024

A global architectural student competition INSPIRELI AWARDS introduces the new topic for 2024 Inspireli Competition -The Schindler’s Ark - creating the Museum of Holocaust Survivors and Sustainable living area in the Schindler’s factory. their name will be included permanently in the museum. Register at www.inspireli.com/ark.

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Architecture Here and There

MARCH 26, 2022

(Pinterest/from his latest book). A book unexpected and unannounced arrived on my doorstep today: Robert A.M. Stern’s Between Memory and Invention , which I immediately mistook for an update of an earlier volume of his, Tradition and Invention in Architecture (2011). I was just a kid. I have often twitted him for this.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This informative and well-illustrated children’s book written by Joe Rhatigan and illustrated by Jamie Tejido, outlines what an architect does and introduces children to some of the world’s most famous landmark buildings alongside architectural terms and fun facts. Click here to sign up for our Jobs Newsletter.

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Architects Tales

APRIL 1, 2019

For aspiring architects, the rule is first encountered as students when they enter architectural school and are told that one half of the students in their class will drop out either in the first year or no later than before graduation. Lewis, FAIA, says in his book, ARCHITECT? As Roger K. Questions for the reader.

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e-architect

JANUARY 6, 2022

Montiel is an architect from the Ibero-American University (Mexico City, 1998) with a Master’s Degree in Architecture, Criticism and Project from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia UPC (Barcelona, 2000). Architect, researcher and editor, PhD in architecture. Pack of books from Arquine. Architecture Book.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 15, 2016

Late one winter night, under a bare bulb in an empty under-heated DC university dorm room I read Leadership Is an Art by Max De Pree; a book that influenced my approach to leading others from that night forward. The post 5 Principles of Servant Leadership appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 11, 2017

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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Architizer

MARCH 3, 2022

Without further ado, explore this remarkable array of women, and to be considered for coverage in this upcoming year, make sure your firm enters its work in the A+Awards before March 4th, 2022. Her publications include the books 49 Cities and Above the Pavement—the Farm! Raha Ashrafi . Stella Betts. We love a good portmanteau.

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A Better Built Environment

MARCH 11, 2021

Book Club The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber I just finished reading the E-Myth revisited and although it isn’t design/architecture specific, I have to say it strikes a lot of chords with me.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The second goal I had for myself was that I wanted to have a project that I had designed make it into an architectural history book – that’s a lofty goal. Nowhere in my future did I ever foresee spending my weekend reading financial books and pouring through tax returns and bank statements.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 10, 2016

I thought I would put together some basics tips and strategies that might help you find the perfect firm for you. My answer to the question of how to get that first job is impacted by the size of firm we are and the type of culture we are trying to create in the office. What’s the Right Size Firm for You? Big or Small?

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

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. Not until after the book was finished did I realize how imperative the impact was.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

This past December I was invited to speak at AIAS Forum 2013; the American Institute of Architecture Students national convention. While we waited for the airports to open, I had the opportunity to speak in length with many of the architecture students in attendance. That first summer was not encouraging. It worked.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Recently things are changing for architecture students in the United States. Though, today, many schools do not enforce these rules, the AIAS and current generations of architecture students are taking on the responsibility to educate their peers and are advocating against the unhealthy and unsafe practice of the legendary all-nighter.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 15, 2018

Learn how by downloading our free course Profit for Small Firm Architects today at entrearchitect.com/freecourse. LePage and this is the podcast dedicated to a successful life as a small firm entrepreneur architect. What is it that we sell as small firm architects? Mark: 00:21. Mark: 00:38. My name is Mark R. Mark: 01:14.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Although the word monograph literally applies to any book devoted to any individual subject — be it a person, a place, a thing, or even an idea — in the realm of architecture books that one-word term is used more prevalently, if not strictly, in regards to individual architects and/or firms. as "case studies."

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A Better Built Environment

DECEMBER 12, 2020

From the incredible architecture to the amazing food, traditional gardens to futuristic trains, I quickly fell in love. I returned to Japan in 2015 to work on a community project with the Architecture firm I started with a couple partners. It was a great way to explore the city as an architecture student.

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Architizer

MARCH 7, 2022

The lack of women in the industry is not due to a “pipeline problem” as is the case in most male-dominated fields, given that nearly half of all architecture students are women. In fact, data shows that more women enrolled in architecture courses than men in the United Kingdom in 2021.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 26, 2015

is a design and manufacturing company specializing in sculpture, architectural features and commercial products Joe McCall – A noted and reputable designer with over 23 AIA award-winning buildings to his credit, there are so many accolades that you can share about Joe that they are too numerous to list. Living the dream!

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2024

Chybík, who says his own studio is the largest in the Czech Republic , is on a mission to put architecture from his home country – as well as Slovakia , Poland and Hungary – firmly on the global design map. "No-one But Chybík says Chybik + Kristof is just one of a number of architecture studios in the region doing noteworthy work.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Each week I introduced one of 12 critical topics fundamental for a successful architecture firm. I hosted a roundtable discussion for the Society of American Registered Architects Pennsylvania Council last month and I am booked for more speaking this winter. Session 002 of the Entrepreneur Architect Academy is Your Life Plan.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 15, 2013

What’s the Right sized firm for you? Architectural Portfolio’s and their true purpose Architectural Sketching Taking the Architectural Registration Exam Do you want to be an Architect? Architecture School , career , design studio Architecture and The Art of. Greetings from Florence!

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 5, 2018

Learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects today at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. Freshbooks, the cloud based accounting software that makes running your small firm easy, fast and secure, spend less time on accounting and more time doing the work that you love. It’s simple to do, if you know how.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 30, 2013

″ – drawing title on one side and the firm’s logo on the other side. First thing I learned to do on my very first “job” at an architectural firm Mark Mc Swain Most “City” folding formats are based on whether the P&D/Engineering Office file cabinets are Letter versus Legal sized format.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 20, 2014

I’ve been around the architectural block more times than I care to admit at this stage of my career and I have learned a few things along the way. One upside of working many jobs is that you get to experience all sorts of different project types, firm sizes, and management techniques. is a very good thing.

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Portland Architecture

JULY 6, 2022

Recently one of the nation's oldest architecture firms opened an office in Portland. In fact, SmithGroup is the longest continually-operating architecture and engineering firm in the United States that's not a wholly-owned subsidiary. Name a local architect or firm you’re a fan of that you haven’t worked for. .

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 6, 2014

You need to know and I strongly recommend that you pick up a copy of ‘ Architectural Graphics ‘ by Francis D.K. Ching’s book (along with my studio professors) taught me how to show profile lines – their use defines the look of my sketches as well as a generation of other architects.

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Portland Architecture

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

O'Brien, who like me was born in 1972 and turned 50 this year, spent a week here this fall as a Portland State University visiting lecturer, culminating in a student design workshop in October. Bill Gammage, a historian, wrote a fantastic book on all of that: The Biggest Estate on Earth. MacArthur Foundation ). .

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e-architect

JANUARY 25, 2022

Commissioned by the GSA from external consultants (a hub West-led team including Avison Young) the analysis was undertaken in line with the HM Treasury Green Book guidance and Scottish Public Investment Manual. 22 October 2021. Fife College to progress first net-zero college building , Eastern Scotland. Design: Reiach and Hall architects.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

So I thought I would put together an architectural job “starter kit” of all the things you should be paying attention to if you’re planning on getting a job at an architectural office. My experience demands that I champion the advantages of working in a small firm, it’s what I know and love.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The education of an architect intentionally and systematically breaks down the creative process “baggage” and untrained habits of their students, and then starts the process of rebuilding that process in a non-stigmatized environment. Life can be very conflicting sometimes. Andrew Hi Bob- Great post, and so true.

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Life of an Architect

AUGUST 27, 2014

I am taking an architecture class at my local community college and the professor is encouraging me to complete their program in addition to my Masters. My question is; do you think Associates in Architectural Technology would be beneficial to a firm hiring an M. Arch graduate? Any advice would be much appreciated.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Art Vandelay “Most firms will cover some or all costs associated with exams and initial license” None of the half dozen firms in which I have worked with during the last 7 years have. I believe the firm paying for your licensing is a pre-2008 standard and is now considered overhead as opposed to an investment.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 18, 2014

Louis, Missouri, USA Bio : Architectural designer/coffee snob working on completing my license (5 down, 2 to go). Designer : Natalie Carran – Iowa, USA Bio : I practice in a small service based firm and am looking to have a little fun designing this playhouse for cats… I mean children…children. Designer : Kania P.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

AUGUST 21, 2023

Of the numerous books publishers send me for review — be they requested by me, pitched by them, or arriving at my doorstep unsolicited — the highest percentage of them are monographs. But books, in my opinion, are better archives than websites, offering architects a further level of control over the finished product compared to websites.

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