Life of an Architect
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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. It responds to the public’s 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.

Ep 085: Design and Fabrication

Design and fabrication is a topic that all architects discuss. How does it inform the creative process, who gets involved, why does it make sense?
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Ep 084: Building an Architect

There is a process in "Building an Architect" that starts when you are a shiny teenager, through college, with the process continuing for your entire ...
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Ep 083: Ask the Show

In today's 'Ask the Show' episode, we answer ten questions ranging from salary, quitting your job, the value of a prestigious degree, and more.
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Episode 082: The Side Hustle

Do you know what a Side Hustle is? And if you are an architect, it isn't if you have one, it's how many of them are you likely to have?
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Episode 081: Motivation

Motivation is the ingredient that defines the difference between desire and will in the process of setting and attaining goals …
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Ep 079: Designing a House

Managing design vision, personalities, budget, and construction techniques are just a few things discussed today in Episode 79 “Designing a House”
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Ep 078: Redlines

“Redlines” is the word used by architects to reference the red ink that is used to mark up corrections that need to be made on architectural drawings.
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Ep 077: Design Better

Most architects design until the drawings leave the office so why is there so much bad architecture out there? We can all aspire to Design Better.
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