Money, Money Money – An Architect’s Salary

25 Jan 2013

You’re an architect – how much money do you make? I wish I got a dime every time someone asked me this question [read more]

By: Bob Borson Category: Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tags: Architects, Architecture and Society, career, DO you want to be an Architect

Taking the Architectural Registration Exam (ARE)

21 Jan 2013

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Thinking of taking the architectural registration exam? I thought I would use today’s post to share with you what I did to pass the exam – on the first try.

By: Bob Borson Category: Architects, Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tags: Architects, career, DO you want to be an Architect

Cottonwood Modern

14 Jan 2013

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Progress is coming along on the Cottonwood modern residence – today we take a look at the structural pool, mahogany soffits, and a few other items of interest.

By: Bob Borson Category: Construction, Modern House, My Work Tags: Construction Observation, Construction Process, Cottonwood, design, Materials, modern house

Do you want to be an Architect?

9 Jan 2013

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A collection of articles geared towards architecture students, architectural interns, and people interested in the process of what it takes to become an architect.

By: Bob Borson Category: Architects, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General

A Photographer’s Tool Bag

7 Jan 2013

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If you have ever wondered what is in the bag of a professional architectural photographer, this is a good place to start. An inside look at the tool bag of architectural photographer Brad Feinknopf.

By: Bob Borson Category: Career, Guest Posts

This isn’t a New Year’s Resolutions Post

1 Jan 2013

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Like most people, I have been spending some time over this extended break thinking through the last year, about what works and what hasn’t …

By: Bob Borson Category: Life in General Tags: a day in the life, Writing a blog

Merry Christmas from Life of an Architect 2012

25 Dec 2012

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Merry Christmas from Life of an Architect! Enjoy the ’12 Days of Christmas for Architects’ song

By: Bob Borson Category: Architects, Holidays Tags: blog, Life of an Architect

Merry Christmas from Famous Architects

20 Dec 2012

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What would the Holiday cards from my favorite architects look like? I started to wonder what sort of Holiday captions would I find on greeting cards I received from famous architects.

By: Bob Borson Category: Holidays, Life in General Tags: Architects, what?

10 Tips to Conquer Procrastination

17 Dec 2012

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I am a recovering procrastinator.
I don’t have much hope of ever finding a cure, but recently I have found some ways to hang on to the wagon and stay focused on getting things done.

By: Bob Borson Category: Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Observations Tags: a day in the life, Architects, Guest post, Top Ten lists

What to get an Architect for Christmas (2012)

10 Dec 2012

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Shopping for overly-picky self-righteous architects isn’t particularly fun but if you follow the items on this list, I can guarantee you will have success.

By: Bob Borson Category: Architects, Holidays, Life in General