The Architect's Guide

APRIL 8, 2021

Architecture Books Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For this post, I thought I would put together an exhaustive list of the best architecture books. Whether you are an architectural professional or student you should find many of these resources a welcome addition to your home or office library.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 11, 2020

At one point or another, every architecture student or graduate has a portfolio of their work that they have agonized over creating. At one point or another, every architecture student or graduate has a portfolio of their work that they have agonized over creating. What sort of information do I put in them?

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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. A book on Le Corbusier is a monograph.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

AUGUST 21, 2023

It's not uncommon today to find architecture firms, no doubt driven by savvy marketing departments and PR firms, merging their brands across platforms, such that their monographs resemble their websites. The four recently published monographs that follow provide four diverse expressions for architectural monographs today.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Top Ten Reasons to be an Architect If you have ever considered going into architecture, here is a list of reasons why you should consider becoming be an architect. This certainly paints a picture of the negative aspects to the architectural profession but most of the items on this list are not intrinsic to architecture.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Home / Architects / Architectural Tricks of the Trade Architectural Tricks of the Trade Bob Borson — October 31, 2013 — 55 Comments Architects have all sorts of mannerisms and processes in place that seem to transcend their time and place. You might be thinking to yourself “why would I fold a drawing?

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e-architect

JANUARY 6, 2022

Arquine Competition MEXTÓPOLI 2022 Pavilion, Mexican Design Contest News, Architecture. He is co-founder of AZÓCAR CATRÓN, an Architecture and Urbanism studio and workshop established in Concepción together with Carolina Catrón. Venice Architecture Biennale 2018: “Freespace”, with the installation “Stand Ground”.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 10, 2016

The professional field of architecture comes as a shock to most recent graduates because the real-world is nothing like the studio environment you became familiar with while you were in school. 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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EntreArchitect

JUNE 6, 2017

Are you looking to get a degree in architecture? Naturally there is some overlap and some of these books could fit in multiple headings, this is architecture after all. Your future in architecture depends on your ability to learn and UN-learn – letting go of how things are and imagining new possibilities.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Architectural T-Shirts – $20 Gratuitous self-promotion on this gift since these are T-shirts that I made. If I ever saw something that an architecture student needed, this is it. 360 pages of photos, diagrams, the evolution of the museum over time, and much more. B O O K S ! ! ! Good enough for me.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Bob Borson — February 10, 2014 — 49 Comments The last several years have been hard on the architectural profession. This could be almost anything within the field of architecture – it doesn’t necessarily stick to one thing. Get yourself an architectural blog and that number will grow to 10 Million times.

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