Show overview
Life of an Architect has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 208 episodes. That works out to roughly 220 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 2026th season.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 59 min and 1h 9m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 17 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins.
From the publisher
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
Latest Episodes
View all 208 episodesEp 208: Ask Better Questions
Ep 207: Forward Beats Perfect
Ep 206: Work to Your Own Standard
Ep 205: How to Start Designing Your House
Ep 204: Character Development Revisited
Ep 203: Ten Museums to Visit Before You Die
Ep 202: From Practice to Professor
Ep 201: The Middle of Middle Management
Ep 200: Hate to Love You
Episode 199: Conflict Resolution
Ep 198: The Creative Process
S2026 Ep 197Episode 197: The Knowledge Gap
Ep197: The Knowledge Gap: As veteran architects retire, the profession risks losing hard-won knowledge, mentorship, and judgment no handbook can replace.
S2026 Ep 196Ep 196: Do Architects Retire
Ep 196: Do Architects Retire explores why architects work longer, what comes next, identity shifts, and how money choices that shape retirement options.
S2026 Ep 195Ep 195: Designing Your Own House
Designing Your Own House explores why architects hesitate to design their own homes: pressure, endless choices, ego vs livability, money, and what it reveals.
S2026 Ep 194Ep 194: Being Your Own Boss
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.
S2026 Ep 193Ep 193: The Client Experience
Ep 193: The Client Experience, looks at why client relationships feel adversarial and why architects have more control than they think.
S2026 Ep 192Ep 192: Have a Plan
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.
S2025 Ep 191Ep 191: Ask the Show Fall 2025
Architects ask the questions they actually want answered as Bob and Andrew dig into careers, practice, and the occasional absurdity.
S2025 Ep 190Ep 190: The Truth about Titles
The Truth about Titles explores why architectural titles matter, why they don’t, and how their meaning shifts over the course of a career.
S2025 Ep 189Ep 189: Holiday Gift Guide for Architects
Discover the ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Architects – curated picks, tools, and books that every designer will actually want to unwrap this season.