Life of an Architect

By Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins

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A gifted storyteller communicating the role and value of architecture to a new audience, host Bob Borson uses the experiences acquired over a 25-year career to inform his podcast. A small firm owner, architect, and college design instructor, co-host Andrew Hawkins brings his insight from his 20 years in various roles within the profession. It responds to the public curiosity and common misunderstanding about what architects do and how it is relevant to people’s lives, engaging a wide demographic of people in a meaningful way without requiring an understanding of the jargon or knowledge of the history of the profession. With a creative mix of humor and practicality, Borson’s stories are informative, engaging, and approachable, using first-person narratives and anecdotes that have introduced transparency into what it really means to be a practicing architect. To learn more about Bob, Andrew, and what life is like as an architect, please visit Lifeofanarchitect.com

Episode Date
Ep 149: Moonlighting
Apr 21, 2024
Ep 148: Meetings are a Waste of Time
Apr 07, 2024
Ep 147: Draw Like an Architect
Mar 24, 2024
Ep 146: Ask the Show Spring 2024
Mar 10, 2024
Ep 145: Delegated Design
Feb 25, 2024
Ep144: Objects of Design
Feb 11, 2024
EP 143: Architectural Drawings: Excessive or Essential
Jan 28, 2024
Ep 142: When I Grow Up
Jan 14, 2024
Ep 141: 2023 Yearapalooza
Dec 17, 2023
Ep 140: Communicating Through Drawings
Dec 10, 2023
Ep 139: Holiday Gift Guide for Architects
Nov 26, 2023
Ep 138: Is Architecture School Broken pt. 2
Nov 12, 2023
Ep 137: Is Architecture School Broken pt. 1
Oct 29, 2023
Ep 136: Leadership vs. Management
Oct 15, 2023
Ep 135: Employee Takeover
Oct 01, 2023
Ep 134: Management 101
Sep 17, 2023
Ep 133: Ask the Show Fall 2023
Sep 04, 2023
Ep 132: Starting Architecture School Part 2
Aug 20, 2023
Ep 131: Starting Architecture School Part 1
Aug 06, 2023
Ep 130: Employee Evaluations
Jul 23, 2023
Ep 129: Built to Last
Jul 09, 2023
Ep 128: Focus
Jun 25, 2023
Ep 127: Context and Design
Jun 11, 2023
Ep 126: Architectural Bucket List
May 29, 2023
Ep 125: A Great Employee
May 14, 2023
Ep 124: Show Me the Money
Apr 30, 2023
EP 123: Interviews Just Aren’t that Hard
Apr 16, 2023
Ep 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence
Apr 02, 2023
Ep 121: Material Selection
Mar 19, 2023
Ep 120: Ask the Show – Spring 2023
Mar 05, 2023
Ep 119: Architectural Defrag
Feb 19, 2023
Ep 118: Architectural Interns
Feb 05, 2023
Ep 117: Graphic Matters
Jan 22, 2023
Ep 116: Workaholic
Jan 08, 2023
115: The Art of Getting it Wrong
Dec 11, 2022
114: Holiday Gift Guide for Architects (2022)
Nov 27, 2022
Ep 113: An Architect’s Office
Nov 14, 2022
Ep 112: Final Presentations in Architecture School
Oct 30, 2022
Ep 111: Talking Shop with Kevin Rice
Oct 16, 2022
EP 110: Modern Home Challenge
Oct 02, 2022
Ep 109: Traveling for Work
Sep 18, 2022
Ep 108: Ask the Show (Fall 2022)
Sep 05, 2022
Ep 107: Design Development
Aug 21, 2022
Ep 106: Architecture School 101: Equipment
Aug 07, 2022
Ep 105: Interior Architecture
Jul 24, 2022
Ep 104: Conventions – The Best and Worst of Times
Jul 10, 2022
Ep 103: Architects and the Art of Being Happy
Jun 26, 2022
Ep 102: Business Development
Jun 13, 2022
Ep 101: Design Process
May 30, 2022
Ep 100: The 100th Episode
May 15, 2022
Ep 99: Construction Drawings
May 01, 2022
Ep 098: Architecture Presentations
Apr 17, 2022
Ep 097: Burnout
Apr 03, 2022
Ep 096: The Big Idea
Mar 20, 2022
EP 95: Schematic Design
Mar 06, 2022
EP 94: Ask the Show – 2022 Spring Edition
Feb 20, 2022
EP 093: The Top 10 Reasons NOT to be an Architect
Feb 06, 2022
EP 092: The Top 10 Reasons to be an Architect
Jan 23, 2022
091: Architects and Traveling
Jan 09, 2022
090: Architectural Graphics
Dec 12, 2021
089: Small Firm Mentality
Nov 28, 2021
088: Holiday Gift Guide for Architects (2021)
Nov 14, 2021
Ep 087: Architectural Model Making
Oct 31, 2021
Ep 086: Reimagining the Path to Licensure
Oct 17, 2021
Ep 085: Design and Fabrication
Oct 03, 2021
Ep 084: Building an Architect
Sep 19, 2021
Ep 083: Ask the Show
Sep 06, 2021
Episode 082: The Side Hustle
Aug 22, 2021
Episode 081: Motivation
Aug 08, 2021
Ep 080: Is Architecture Art?
Jul 25, 2021
Ep 079: Designing a House
Jul 11, 2021
Ep 078: Redlines
Jun 27, 2021
Ep 077: Design Better
Jun 13, 2021
Ep 076: Critical Skills of an Architect
May 31, 2021
Ep 075: Should Architects Do It All?
May 16, 2021
Ep 074: Architectural Memories that Matter
May 02, 2021
Ep 073: Being Your Own Boss
Apr 18, 2021
Ep 072: Architectural Disconnect
Apr 04, 2021
Ep 071: Architects on the Job Site
Mar 21, 2021
Ep 070: Dirty Side to Clean Buildings
Mar 07, 2021
Ep 069: Better Faster Cheaper
Feb 21, 2021
Ep 068: Where is the Finish Line?
Feb 07, 2021
Ep 067: Ask the Show
Jan 24, 2021
Ep 066: Architects and Sketching
Jan 10, 2021
Ep 065: The Hypothetical Show
Dec 20, 2020
Ep 064: A Day in the Life of an Architect
Dec 06, 2020
063: Holiday Gift Guide for Architects
Nov 22, 2020
062: The Evolving Virtual Office
Nov 08, 2020
061: Architectural Stereotypes
Oct 25, 2020
060: The Perfect Portfolio
Oct 11, 2020
059 Architectural Visualization with Alex Hogrefe
Sep 27, 2020
058: Talking Shop with Building Science Fight Club
Sep 13, 2020
057: Renovating your House
Aug 30, 2020
056: Starting A Design Firm
Aug 16, 2020
055: Scale This!
Aug 02, 2020
054: Leadership
Jul 19, 2020
053: Culture of Design
Jul 05, 2020
052: Architectural Tools
Jun 21, 2020
051: Style over Substance
Jun 07, 2020
050: Talking Shop with Marlon Blackwell
May 25, 2020
049: Objects of Design
May 10, 2020
048: Big Design / Small Details
Apr 26, 2020
047: Apps for Architects
Apr 12, 2020
046: Working From Home
Mar 29, 2020
045: Documenting Architecture
Mar 15, 2020
044: Architectural Technology
Mar 02, 2020
043: Inside the Firm
Feb 16, 2020
042: Mentorship
Feb 02, 2020
041: Talking Shop with Omar Gandhi
Jan 19, 2020
040: Changing Jobs
Jan 05, 2020
039: The Hypothetical Show
Dec 08, 2019
038: What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2019]
Nov 24, 2019
037: Ask the Show
Nov 10, 2019
036: Labor is Cheap, Skill is Not
Oct 27, 2019
035: Architecture and Math
Oct 13, 2019
034: Let’s Get Physical
Sep 29, 2019
033: Taking the Architectural Registration Exam
Sep 16, 2019
032: Projects in Architecture School are Silly
Sep 02, 2019
031: Obsession
Aug 18, 2019
030: Starting Your Own Architecture Firm
Aug 04, 2019
029: Architects Should Work Construction
Jul 21, 2019
028: Social Media for Architects
Jul 07, 2019
027: Is That Even Legal?
Jun 23, 2019
026: First Jobs
Jun 09, 2019
025: Architectural Bucket List
May 27, 2019
024: Presentation Skills, Tips and Techniques
May 12, 2019
023: The Fun Show
Apr 28, 2019
022: Residential Construction Costs
Apr 14, 2019
021: Making an Architect
Mar 31, 2019
020: The Construction Bid Process
Mar 17, 2019
019: Architectural Fees
Mar 04, 2019
018: Architectural Photography
Feb 18, 2019
017: Quitting Your Job
Feb 04, 2019
016: Architecture in the Real World
Jan 21, 2019
015: Tools of an Architect
Jan 07, 2019
014: Being an Architect is Hell
Dec 10, 2018
013: What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2018]
Nov 25, 2018
012: A Day in the Life of an Architect
Nov 12, 2018
011: An Architect’s Salary
Oct 28, 2018
010: What Makes You a Designer
Oct 14, 2018
009: The “Low Cost Modern House”
Sep 30, 2018
008: Top Ten Reasons to be an Architect
Sep 20, 2018
007: A Survivor’s Guide to Architecture School
Sep 03, 2018
006: Inside an Architect’s Office
Aug 19, 2018
005: Architects and Chefs
Aug 05, 2018
004: Architects and Traveling
Jul 23, 2018
003: Sketching
Jul 09, 2018
002: The College Years
Jun 27, 2018
001: Character Development
Jun 14, 2018