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Feb 2013
1h 5m

#2 - Architect as Juggler

Evan Troxel & Cormac Phalen
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We discuss the current state of being an architect versus the old days of the master builder, how architects can educate clients, the importance of sleep in our manic profession, and we begin to tackle the topic of proper planning for the ever-looming deadlines that keep us on the move. 
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