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Reign In Spain – Madrid day one

February 8, 2011 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Reign In Spain – Madrid day one

It's 5:00pm in Madrid right now as I write this and I have 2 hours until we meet in the lobby for some late evening fun and exploration. A small group of us went out to an Irish bar (the oddly named … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations, Travel Tagged With: Spain, Travel, traveling

Shipping Containers – a design primer

February 7, 2011 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

Shipping Containers – a design primer

I am currently in Spain enjoying tapas and sangria so I asked my friend Jeremiah Russel to sit in for me and talk about something that we are - well, not necessarily in agreement on. I read one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: Guest post, Low cost modern house challenge, Materials, shipping container

Reign in Spain: Second Time Around

February 4, 2011 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Reign in Spain: Second Time Around

In less than 12 hours, I will be heading out of the country to participate in the 2011 Reign in Spain event with a very small handful of other architects, interior designers, and members of the media. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, Spain, Travel, traveling

Harmony

February 2, 2011 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

Harmony

Harmony - it's a nice word. It's nice to say because it has a hard consonant sound and the beginning and a soft vowel sound at the end. That resonates with me because the word sounds like what it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General Tagged With: about bob, being a part of the design process, conversations, Music

Architects vs. Hippies

January 31, 2011 by Bob Borson 39 Comments

Architects vs. Hippies

In what could clearly be billed as a Battle Royal, I present Architects vs. Hippies in a death cage match pitting two classic stereotypes. Who will win? Will there even be a winner? . Personal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, Do you want to be an Architect

Future City?

January 25, 2011 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

Future City?

A ridiculous amount of information crosses my desk - even more so since I starting writing this blog. Magazines, emails, letters ... paper, digital, phone calls, vendors - it never stops. I actually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations Tagged With: Architecture and Society

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