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Bob Borson, FAIA | Apr 8, 2024

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 148: Meetings are a Waste of Time

You check the time and realize that you have four minutes before your next meeting. Maybe it’s an internal meeting, maybe clients are coming in. Is it in person or online? Depending on how you answer those questions, time to start scrambling so that you are where you need to be and have the information required to make this meeting a good use of your time. But guess what? I promise that you will end up waiting on someone (maybe you are that someone). Either way, you aren’t getting that time back and you haven’t even started yet. Welcome to Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 148: Meetings are a Waste of Time.

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Bob Borson, FAIA | May 29, 2023

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 126: Architectural Bucket List

It has been a long time since a bucket list was brought up on this show, but today’s the day. Almost four years to the day and 100 episodes later, Andrew and I are going to go through an architectural bucket list of people, places, and things. I don’t know what Andrew has in mind, but I’m feeling that my list will inspire you and change your life--or at the very least, get you to go look something up on the Internet. Welcome to episode 126: Architectural Bucket List Take 2. 

Andrew Hawkins, AIA | Apr 17, 2023

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 123: Interviews Just Aren’t that Hard

You’re about to graduate from architecture school, or maybe you already have a job, and you’re just simply looking for a change. Going through the interviews in an architecture firm is just part of a sequence of activities toward getting a new job. There are some things that are worth knowing before you step into the room. Welcome to Life of an Architect Episode 123: Interviews Just Aren’t that Hard. 

Andrew Hawkins, AIA | Apr 3, 2023

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence

Even though artificial intelligence can conceptually trace its roots back to the 1950s, the reality is AI and machine learning went mainstream not too long ago. As recently as November 2022, anyone with a computer and Internet access can dip their toes in the AI waters for not much more than the time needed to understand how to make it work. Unless you’ve had your head in the sand, you probably know this is a big deal. But what does this mean to the profession of architecture? Are we all going to be replaced? Are there any ethical considerations that we should start thinking about? Welcome to Life of an Architect episode 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence

Bob Borson, FAIA | Mar 20, 2023

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 121: Material Selection

When you think of a building – whatever scale or project type – the items that go into creating that building are most frequently associated with the materials that are selected that define the appearance of the building. Brick, glass, wood, and metal are all great choices. But the decision on what to clad your project in goes a long way toward deciding things beyond the appearance.

Bob Borson, FAIA | Mar 6, 2023

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 120: Ask the Show – Spring 2023 Edition

What are the top three deficiencies of the architectural profession? What is your best non-architecture source for creative inspiration? How does an architect deal with burnout? These questions (and more!) answered by Life of an Architect co-hosts Bob Borson, FAIA, and Andrew Hawkins, AIA, in Episode 120: Ask the Show – Spring 2023 Edition. 

Bob Borson, FAIA | Feb 21, 2023

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 119: Architectural defrag

We are pulling the curtain back a bit and essentially letting you in on a 2023 planning meeting for Life of an Architect while we bring you up to date on the things that have already happened. Welcome to episode 119: Architectural Defrag.

Bob Borson, FAIA | Feb 6, 2023

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 118: Architectural interns

It’s time to get your architectural sea legs under you and get a job in the office of an architect? How does this happen? Why would you do this? What can you expect? Welcome to Life of an Architect episode 118: Architectural interns.

Bob Borson, FAIA | Jan 23, 2023

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 117: The art of architectural graphics

Architects still communicate their designs through the use of graphics – and there are a lot of different formats, mediums, and techniques that are up for consideration. Architectural graphics is always a hot topic, and if I have learned anything over the last 12 years of writing articles for Life of an Architect, it’s that sketching and architectural visualization are the hottest of topics.

Bob Borson, FAIA | Jan 9, 2023

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 116: Are architects workaholics?

Architects work a lot, right? I mean, that’s what most people think, and it’s what you would expect to hear if you straight up asked an architect, “Do you work a lot?” Maybe it simply means that architects just like working all the time.

BOB BORSON, FAIA | Dec 14, 2022

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 115: The Art of Getting It Wrong

Architecture is not a trade, it’s a craft. And it normally takes years of practice before you start to routinely exist in the delicate balance between programming requirements and artistic expression. Since this suggests that time and evolution are a consideration to development, it also suggests that architects don’t always get it right.

Bob Borson, FAIA | Nov 28, 2022

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 114: Holiday gift guide for architects for 2022

Now in its 13th consecutive year, Life of an Architect is putting out the increasingly difficult yet still definitive gift guide for architects, just so you don’t have to figure these things out for yourself. Welcome to Episode 114: Holiday gift guide for architects for 2022.

Bob Borson, FAIA | Nov 28, 2022

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 113: An architect’s office

Let’s be honest, there is an expectation that the offices that architects work out of should be interesting and expertly designed environments–full of moments that demonstrate just how clever they are while enticing potential clients to hire them or get potential employees to want to be hired. Or at least that’s what I think.

Bob Borson, FAIA | Nov 2, 2022

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 112: Final presentations in architecture school

It’s the end of the semester, you’ve exhausted all of your ideas, and you are totally worn out running off minimal sleep and too much caffeine. Your work is pinned up on the wall and it’s time to give your last presentation in front of the final jury. In the grand scheme of things, does this moment even matter? Welcome to episode 112 of Life of an Architect: Final Presentations in Architecture School.

Andrew Hawkins, AIA | Oct 17, 2022

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 111: Talking shop with Kevin Rice, Diller Scofidio + Renfro

What is it like to work for an architecture firm that routinely wins design awards and arguably falls into the category of "design superstar." Answers to these questions and more from our guest, Kevin Rice, Principal, Diller Scofidio + Renfro.

Bob Borson, FAIA | Oct 5, 2022

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 110: Modern Home Challenge

It was August 10, 2010, when Bob Borson, FAIA, first conceived of the “Low-Cost Modern Home Challenge” with the intent to go through a design process that would help the industry understand how to design a modern house that people could afford and would actually want to live in. What I learned was that this is almost impossible to achieve. Fast forward 12 years and I am going to give it another go, with some slightly modified parameters.

Bob Borson, FAIA | Sep 6, 2022

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 108: Ask the Show, Fall 2022 Edition

How much drafting does a fully licensed architect do? What is something you learned in the industry that you hadn’t been taught in school? Are you as condescending to your employees as your redlines let on? All this and potentially other hateful questions answered by Bob Borson, AIA, and Andrew Hawkins, AIA, on episode 108 of Life of an Architect. This is Ask the Show, Fall 2022 Edition. 

Bob Borson, FAIA  | Sep 6, 2022

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 107: Design Development

There is a process when working on a residential project when you actually start figuring out what the project will look like in terms of elevations, exterior materials, interior finishes, specialty lighting, cabinetry, plumbing fixtures, etc. This phase of the work is widely referred to as “design development,” which is the focus of our conversation today. Welcome to episode 107 of Life of an Architect podcast: Design Development.

Andrew Hawkins, AIA | Aug 8, 2022

Architecture school 101: The must-have supplies for first-year architecture students

Around this time every year, a new crop of potential future architects are about to start their first year of architecture school, and they have questions. What equipment do I need? Drawing supplies? Computer requirements?

Andrew Hawkins, AIA | Jul 25, 2022

What is interior architecture, and why is it so important?

Architecture is a field with a wide variety of possible pathways and careers. In episode 105 of Life of an Architect, architects Bob Borson, FAIA, Andrew Hawkins, AIA, and Joey Shimoda, FAIA, FIIDA, focus their attention on the closely related field of interior architecture. What is interior architecture, and why is it so important? Get ready to learn all about this branch of design. 

Bob Borson, FAIA | Jul 11, 2022

Life of an Architect podcast: Conventions - The best and worst of times

In this episode of Life of an Architect, Bob Borson, FAIA, and Andrew Hawkins, AIA, discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of industry conventions and conferences. Special thanks to our episode sponsor: Petersen.