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Mar 2019
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021: Making an Architect

BOB BORSON AND ANDREW HAWKINS
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Becoming an architect is the dream of many people, but it is rare that these individuals learn enough about themselves and what it means to be an architect prior to finding themselves in a position to have to make the decision to actually become an architect. 
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