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Ep 211: Laws of the Universe

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2026/10/04

Ep 211: Laws of the Universe looks at 11 principles that help architects understand time, staffing, priorities, judgment, and office culture.The post Ep 211: Laws of the Universe first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 211: Laws of the Universe at Life of an Architect.

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1:07:54

Ep 210: The Cost of Loyalty

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2026/09/20

In Ep 210: The Cost of Loyalty, we look at how firms and employees both navigate changing expectations around pay, growth, trust, and commitment.The post Ep 210: The Cost of Loyalty first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 210: The Cost of Loyalty at Life of an Architect.

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1:00:10

Ep 208: Ask Better Questions

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2026/08/23

Ep 208: Ask Better Questions. A good question is a skill, not a trait, and this episode covers the habit that builds itThe post Ep 208: Ask Better Questions first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 208: Ask Better Questions at Life of an Architect.

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58:49

Ep 207: Forward Beats Perfect

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2026/08/09

Ep 207: Forward Beats Perfect - Careful thinking has a shelf life. This episode explores committing before you're ready, and why that's the better bet.The post Ep 207: Forward Beats Perfect first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 207: Forward Beats Perfect at Life of an Architect.

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1:01:41

Ep 203: Ten Museums to Visit Before You Die

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2026/06/14

Ep 203: Ten Museums to Visit Before You Die explores museum buildings where architecture shapes the visit as much as the art.The post Ep 203: Ten Museums to Visit Before You Die first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 203: Ten Museums to Visit Before You Die at Life of an Architect.

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1:04:26

Ep 201: The Middle of Middle Management

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2026/05/17

Ep 201: The Middle of Middle Management explores responsibility before authority, and how the middle can sharpen judgment without clouding leadership for firms.The post Ep 201: The Middle of Middle Management first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 201: The Middle of Middle Management at Life of an Architect.

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1:05:40

Episode 199: Conflict Resolution

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2026/04/19

Ep 199: Conflict Resolution explores how architects manage tension, stay useful under pressure, and move hard conversations toward better outcomes.The post Episode 199: Conflict Resolution first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Episode 199: Conflict Resolution at Life of an Architect.

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59:46

Ep 194: Being Your Own Boss

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2026/02/08

Being your own boss isn’t about starting a firm. It’s about control, momentum, money, and owning the tradeoffs shaping your career long before you noticed.The post Ep 194: Being Your Own Boss first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 194: Being Your Own Boss at Life of an Architect.

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1:06:01

Ep 193: The Client Experience

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2026/01/25

Ep 193: The Client Experience, looks at why client relationships feel adversarial and why architects have more control than they think.The post Ep 193: The Client Experience first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 193: The Client Experience at Life of an Architect.

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1:03:22

Ep 192: Have a Plan

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2026/01/11

Have a Plan is a reflective conversation about why pausing to think matters and how intention can help you move off square one this year.The post Ep 192: Have a Plan first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 192: Have a Plan at Life of an Architect.

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59:39

Ep 190: The Truth about Titles

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2025/12/07

The Truth about Titles explores why architectural titles matter, why they don’t, and how their meaning shifts over the course of a career.The post Ep 190: The Truth about Titles first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 190: The Truth about Titles at Life of an Architect.

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1:00:43

Ep 185: Procrastination – Today’s Problem Tomorrow

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2025/09/21

It’s one thing to be busy and another to be productive – and most of us are far better at the first than the second. The reality is that architects live in a world of deadlines, meetings, and endless to-do lists, but somehow there’s always time to check Instagram, rearrange your desktop icons, or spend twenty minutes deciding which playlist will help you focus before actually doing the work. Procrastination has a way of disguising itself as “just five more minutes” until suddenly tomorrow is looking

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58:38

Ep 183: Tips for being an Architect AND a Good Person

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2025/08/24

Architectural career tips meet life lessons in a conversation about balancing professional success with being a genuinely good person. This is Tips for being an Architect and a Good Person.The post Ep 183: Tips for being an Architect AND a Good Person first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 183: Tips for being an Architect AND a Good Person at Life of an Architect.

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1:01:04

Ep 182: How AI is Changing Architecture

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2025/08/10

Discover how AI tools are transforming architecture, from design and research to workflow efficiency, and shaping the future of practice.The post Ep 182: How AI is Changing Architecture first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 182: How AI is Changing Architecture at Life of an Architect.

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1:08:44

Ep 181: Attitude Reflects Leadership

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2025/07/27

How leadership behavior shapes culture, trust, and growth - why people mirror what leaders model, and how influence is built through everyday actions.The post Ep 181: Attitude Reflects Leadership first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 181: Attitude Reflects Leadership at Life of an Architect.

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1:01:13

Ep 178: Under Pressure

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2025/06/15

This is Life of an Architect, a podcast dedicated to all things architecture with a little bit of life thrown in for balance.We’ve all had days where the drawing set grows by thirty pages and the inbox doubles before noon. A consultant goes silent, a client changes their mind, and just when the printer jams, someone asks if you’ve “had a chance to think big.” The pace is relentless, the roles are blurred, and the weight of expectations never really lets up. Some of it is systemic. Some of it is

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1:10:28

Ep 176: Little White Lies

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2025/05/18

We’ve all stared at the calendar, convinced there’s a hidden twenty-fifth hour—plenty of room to redline that section, nudge the model, and squeeze in just one more detail. “We’ll sort it during bidding,” we promise ourselves, and the optimism buys another day of breathing room. Architects thrive on this kind of self-talk; some versions are harmless, others lurk like change-order booby traps. Today Andrew and I are spotlighting the greatest hits—the stories we repeat, the messes they create, and the

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58:51

Ep 173: Mentorship Matters

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2025/04/06

Mentorship turns confusion into clarity, builds confidence, and connects you with people who help you grow faster than you ever could alone.The post Ep 173: Mentorship Matters first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 173: Mentorship Matters at Life of an Architect.

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1:04:55

Ep 169: Architecture Studio

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2025/02/09

The act of creating architecture is a fairly unique process and the manner in which you learn how to think both creatively and technically is a skill that requires certain training and nurturing to develop. When young and eager architects in training head off to college, this development will take place in the architecture studio. This is a topic that – shockingly – we haven’t pointedly discussed on the podcast before and today, that is going to change. Welcome to Episode 169: Architecture

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1:10:32

Ep 167: How Did We Get Here?

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2025/01/12

It is the start of a New Year, everything still smells fresh and most things looking forward are theoretically in place for an amazing year … at least I think so. Since it is first podcast episode of 2025, today’s conversation is more of an introspective look into a career and just how bad or good things have gone over the last 30+ years. While this is not a look into my own personal diary, it should provide you with a framework when you decide to look at whatever it is you’ve got going on as well

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