Ep 202: From Practice to Professor
From Life of an Architect by Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins
May 31, 2026 · 56 min · Season 2026 · Episode 202
About this episode
The episode discusses the transition from practicing architecture to teaching it in academia.
So you are thinking about teaching architecture. You’ve got some years of experience under your belt and you want to share your knowledge with the next generation. Or you’ve always felt a calling to teach the next generation of the profession? Maybe you just want to try something different and it seems like an easy transition? Well today Bob and I are breaking this topic wide open and revealing some of the elements involved in going from working in a firm to teaching in academia.
People in this episode
Hosts: Bob Borson, Andrew Hawkins
Topics covered
- teaching architecture
- transition to academia
- sharing knowledge
- career change
- architecture education
Keywords
- architecture
- teaching
- academia
- career transition
- education
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