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Playhouse Designs and Drawings

July 30, 2013 by Bob Borson 20 Comments

Playhouse Designs and Drawings

This is "Playhouse Week" here at Life of an Architect. All the playhouses that have been designed and built will be delivered July 30th and 31st so I am scrambling to get all my real work done so that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, My Work, Playhouses Tagged With: CASA, design, playhouses

Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition – Winners Feature

July 29, 2013 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition – Winners Feature

This week will be a busy one for me - all the playhouses that were selected for construction in the 2013 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition will be finished and delivered. I will be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Playhouse Competition 2013 Tagged With: Architecture and Society, Design Competition, Playhouse Competition, playhouses

Architecture School is an Island

July 25, 2013 by Bob Borson 48 Comments

Architecture School is an Island

Architecture School can be a lonely place at times despite being surrounded by your friends and colleagues. I know from personal experience that at times, it easy to question your drive, dedication, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: Architecture School

How to be the Best Employee Ever

July 22, 2013 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

How to be the Best Employee Ever

On more than one occasion I have told potential employers during my interview that I would be the best employee they ever had - and it was true. It's a goal I've had at every stop along my career and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career Tagged With: advice, career

The Most Important Articles on Life of an Architect

July 18, 2013 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

The Most Important Articles on Life of an Architect

To date, I have written over 500 posts "Life of an Architect" in the last 3.5 years and considering that I might spend an average of 4 hours on each post (writing, editing photos, sharing the posts, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, design, social media, Top Ten lists, Writing a blog

I am an Architect and this is what I do

July 15, 2013 by Bob Borson 39 Comments

I am an Architect and this is what I do

My wife has told me on several occasions that I have ruined her. Before me, she would have been happy to live in a nice large, new, builder home with furniture straight out of the Pottery Barn … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Life in General, My House Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, Do you want to be an Architect

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