Andrew Hawkins

1 month ago | lifeofanarchitect.com | Bob Borson |Andrew Hawkins

Most people have no idea what I do for a living, and to be honest, most of how I spend my time doesn’t look like the things I did when I was in college. Have things gone terribly wrong for me? What about Andrew? I’m pretty confident that his role as an architect is different than how he imagined it to be … and I think that this is all okay. It should be an interesting conversation, and possibly a mandatory exercise, to find out how architects actually spend their time.

2 months ago | lifeofanarchitect.com | Bob Borson |Andrew Hawkins

There is a moment of realization that occurs when you get your first real job in an architectural office that maybe architecture school and what is now going to be expected from you are a little out of phase with one another. Are you prepared, do the differences matter, and what happens when you come to the conclusion that your job and almost everything you have experienced so far based on your time in college, seem so different.

Dec 15, 2024 | lifeofanarchitect.com | Bob Borson |Andrew Hawkins

December 2024, and Andrew and I find ourselves in front of the microphone for the final time until 2025 – from my perspective a mere 28 days away. It is the annual state of the state address where we look back at all the interesting bits and pieces covered over the last 12 months while providing a sneak peak at the adventures to come in 2025. . …  Welcome to EP 166: 2024 Yearapalooza.

Aug 25, 2024 | lifeofanarchitect.com | Bob Borson |Andrew Hawkins

I am going to do at least two things on today’s show – eat a little crow and talk about how I use my iPad. I get asked this question often enough to where I have been meaning to talk about why you might want to use an iPad and what applications are actually worth your consideration and money. This will be a deep dive into a few applications that might very change how you go about your business. Welcome to Episode 158: Architects and iPads.

Aug 11, 2024 | lifeofanarchitect.com | Bob Borson |Andrew Hawkins

You sit down at your desk, you turn your computer on, maybe you sharpen your pencils, you lay out your rolls of trace and your sharpie pens – whatever your creative process – and you are about to start work solving the problems at hand … But where do you start? Sitting before you are all the normal tools and a big fat blank piece of paper. This is a moment where you have to make a make a decision on what happens next. Where do you start?