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Not Your Typical Modern Wood Deck

December 13, 2016 by Bob Borson 51 Comments

Not Your Typical Modern Wood Deck

I don't think it's bragging when I tell people I've done my fair share of awesome decks in my career ... and today I thought I would show you one of the most recently completed awesome decks.One … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Materials and Products, My Work, Projects Tagged With: Construction Process, deck

Architectural Sketches – Sketchapalooza II

November 29, 2016 by 33 Comments

Architectural Sketches – Sketchapalooza II

If you are an architect, everyone thinks that you draw for a living. While that's not really true, it's a stereotype that most architects warmly embrace. But when I say "drawing", what comes to mind? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, My Work, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, elevation-sketch-study-thumb, sketches, sketching

Off Center Pivot Door and 45 Seconds

October 25, 2016 by 37 Comments

Off Center Pivot Door and 45 Seconds

The process of entering your house is important. There is a sequence of events that should happen from the time someone arrives at the curb and makes their way to the front door, and preparing this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Graphics, Modern House, My Work, Projects, Residential Tagged With: architectural technology, Construction Observation, Construction Process, design, details, Modern Architecture, Residential Architect

Modern Steel Trellis

October 18, 2016 by 49 Comments

Modern Steel Trellis

Architectural concept sketches, construction details, construction photos ... these are the sorts of posts that are both my most favorite, and least favorite, to put together. What makes them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Graphics, Materials and Products, Modern House, My Work, Residential Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, details, drawing

Floating Wall Shelves – They Only Look Simple

June 27, 2016 by 28 Comments

Floating Wall Shelves – They Only Look Simple

We've all been there ... walking some lonely aisle of despair (with 3,000 other people) within IKEA looking for the Ekby Järpen floating wall shelves. Everybody knows that if you're cool, really … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, My Work, Residential Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, Modern Architecture, modern house

Being an Architect … Amazeballs

June 23, 2016 by 20 Comments

Being an Architect … Amazeballs

I have had a very interesting past few days - the kind of interesting that confirms for me why I do what I do for a living. Every now and then I get a little beaten down from the act of doing my job … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Modern House, My Work, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, being a part of the design process, career, Construction Process, Modern Architecture, modern house

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