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SketchUp renderings…You Have Options

April 26, 2012 by Bob Borson 31 Comments

SketchUp renderings…You Have Options

One of the most valuable tools used to convey a project to a client is the use of 3d modeling.  You can sit and try to explain something to a client but at the end of the day if they can't read the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: 3-D modeling, sketchup, V-Ray

Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition 2012 – Round One

April 23, 2012 by Bob Borson 25 Comments

Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition 2012 – Round One

[Fanfare - dun dundun dunnnn!] I am proud to announce that the first annual Life of an Architect 'Playhouse Design Competition' was an amazing and certifiable success!! The playhouse design … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Design Competition, Playhouse Competition, Volunteer

The not-so-sexy side to Architecture

April 19, 2012 by Bob Borson 56 Comments

The not-so-sexy side to Architecture

There is a reality check waiting for most graduating architects ... Practicing architecture for 99.9% of the architects out there means something other than designing - at least what you think design … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, career, clients, Do you want to be an Architect

I drank the Kool-Aid (and more)

April 16, 2012 by Bob Borson 38 Comments

I drank the Kool-Aid (and more)

As I write this, it is Sunday afternoon and I am sitting on the couch with cold pills and kleenexes on one side, my dog Ritzy on the other, and my new MacBook Pro sitting on my lap. That's right, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, blog, modern house, Sale Street, Writing a blog

#patiocontractorfail

April 12, 2012 by Bob Borson 19 Comments

#patiocontractorfail

It’s not too often that I give in to the idea of paying someone to do a household repair or minor construction project especially when I have the ability and time to do it myself.  I’m kind of picky … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: concrete, Construction Process, contractors, exterior patio, Scott Taylor

Top Kitchen Appliances for 2012

April 9, 2012 by Bob Borson 27 Comments

Top Kitchen Appliances for 2012

Kitchens are the heart of a home and probably the space where clients have the strongest thoughts and opinions. I suppose that makes a lot of sense because it's the one room in the house that everyone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: kitchens, Products

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