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Pinterest for Architects

February 27, 2012 by Bob Borson 25 Comments

Pinterest for Architects

Unless you've had your head under a rock or extremely slow to discover new things, you have probably heard of Pinterest. One of the latest entries into the world of social networking, Pinterest is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: architectural technology, being a part of the design process, clients, design, Things that are Cool, tools of the trade

Job sites are dirty

February 23, 2012 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Job sites are dirty

Yes - job sites are dirty, although maybe I should have said job sites are 'messy' so that I could limit the number of visits I get from people looking for "dirty sites". Trying to manipulate the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, My Work Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, contractors, modern house, Sale Street

By the numbers … 2011 Life of an Architect

February 21, 2012 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

By the numbers … 2011 Life of an Architect

Back on January 3rd, 2011, I wrote a post about the traffic that comes to my site ... and I showed what information seemed interesting about my 2010 traffic. I didn't put together a similar post for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 2012 AIA National Convention, blog, conversations, Writing a blog

Tools of the trade: Sketchbook

February 16, 2012 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Tools of the trade: Sketchbook

Today I want to kick off an ongoing series of posts entitled Tools of the Trade. I’m not talking about “tools” like that guy in freshman studio who would get his guitar out and play Dave … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, My Work, Observations Tagged With: architectural sketching, sketchbook, tools of the trade

Happy Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2012 by Bob Borson 8 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day

  . Oh yeah! It's Valentine's Day here at Life of an Architect ... which happens to be the first holiday (technically the 2nd of 2012) that I am modifying my logo to celebrate. I hope you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Holiday, Life of an Architect

It’s all about the narrative

February 13, 2012 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

It’s all about the narrative

In approximately 3 1/2 months I will be standing on a stage in Washington D.C. at the American Institute of Architects 2012 National Convention talking about blogging and social media for architects. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: Architecture and Society, being a part of the design process, builder homes, conversations, great to work with architects, Residential Architect

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