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Moving a large tree … feels good

June 25, 2012 by Bob Borson 36 Comments

Moving a large tree … feels good

Moving a tree isn't something that a lot of people think about ... which is a shame. We have a commercial job we are working one that has four really magnificent trees on site, the youngest is over a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: CASA, Construction Observation, landscape

John Ruskin:
Common Law of Business Balance

June 21, 2012 by Bob Borson 31 Comments

John Ruskin: <br>Common Law of Business Balance</br>

I stumbled upon a quote the other day that really resonated with me - although I had thought through it many times before, I hadn't ever heard or read it put so succinctly. It is called "The Common … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: quotes, what?

2012 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design – the ‘Dugout’

June 17, 2012 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

2012 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design – the ‘Dugout’

So here it is the 2012 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design [cue fanfare] The 'Dugout' . In case you didn't get it from the "dugout" name, this years playhouse is themed after a major … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, My Work, Playhouses Tagged With: 3-D modeling, Architecture and Society, CASA, Playhouse Competition, playhouses, sketchup

Top 10 Things you’ll never hear an Architect say … in Turkish?

June 14, 2012 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Top 10 Things you’ll never hear an Architect say … in Turkish?

There is a lot of foolishness that goes on here at Life of an Architect, let's face it - I'm not talking about anything really important and while I take what I do pretty seriously, I always try and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, career, design studio, Top Ten lists

Modern Stairs – the timeline

June 11, 2012 by Bob Borson 54 Comments

Modern Stairs – the timeline

Today I thought it would be interesting to look at the timeline for the modern stairs we put in at our modern project that is wrapping up. There are a bunch of posts that I am thinking about putting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Modern House, My Work Tagged With: concrete, Construction Observation, Construction Process, details, Materials, plans, Sale Street

Weekend Adventure in So-Cal

June 4, 2012 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

Weekend Adventure in So-Cal

I went to Southern California last week on a working holiday to visit the Bosch Experience and Design Center to take a look at  Bosch appliances and BLANCO sinks and faucets. These trips are really … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, being a part of the design process, Products, social media, traveling

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