Life of an Architect 2012 Design Playhouse Competition – The Winners

On May 7, 2012, in Competition, by Bob Borson

We announce the two playhouse designs that won the first annual Life of an Architect 2012 Playhouse Design Competition

The next modern project

On May 3, 2012, in Modern House, My Work, by Bob Borson

My next big modern project starts off with a problem right in the very beginning. Not only does it delay the project, it has a hefty price tag …

Architects and Photography

On April 30, 2012, in Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations, by Bob Borson

What to take better pictures? The solution is easy .. take more pictures and you WILL become a better photographer.

Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition 2012 – Round One

On April 23, 2012, in Competition, by Bob Borson

Today we announce the 20 entrants who advance to the live jury round of the Life of an Architect 2012 Playhouse Design Competition

The not-so-sexy side to Architecture

On April 19, 2012, in Architects, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, by Bob Borson

Practicing architecture for 99.9% of the architects out there means something other than designing – at least what you think design means.

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I drank the Kool-Aid (and more)

On April 16, 2012, in Life in General, Observations, by Bob Borson

So today is my birthday and I got myself a sweet new present … an otherwise nice way to end a odd weekend

Top Kitchen Appliances for 2012

On April 9, 2012, in Materials and Products, Observations, by Bob Borson

Unless you spend all your time conducting research, there are too many kitchen appliances to keep up with – so I went to the pro’s who know. Here is a list of what I think (with guidance from leaders in kitchen design) on the top kitchen appliances.

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Happy Easter!

On April 8, 2012, in Holidays, by Bob Borson

Happy Easter everyone! Poem by Tom Mulhern

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Japanese Playhouse in New Zealand

On April 5, 2012, in Life in General, by Bob Borson

A materials engineer in New Zealand tries his hand at building the Japanese playhouse I designed for charity in 2010. Here are the results:

Modern Trellis / Brise Soleil

On April 2, 2012, in Construction, Modern House, My Work, by Bob Borson

This is the subject for today – a modern trellis, although more accurately described as a brise-soleil … a permanent vertical or horizontal sun shading device.

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