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Jun 28
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Ep 204: Character Development Revisited

BOB BORSON AND ANDREW HAWKINS
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In episode 204, “Character Development - Revisited,” we go back to the beginning and revisit the very first Life of an Architect podcast episode. Episode 001 was mostly an introduction: who we were, why the podcast existed, and what we thought it might become. At the time, the website had grown beyond the casual creative outlet it was intended to be, and the ... Show More
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