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Book Reviews: Robert Moses and Harry Weese

May 29, 2014 by Bob Borson 8 Comments

Book Reviews: Robert Moses and Harry Weese

All the architects I know love books and most have an addiction of buying and keeping their books on display. I frequently receive requests from people to share with them the books I am currently … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Book Review

Talking Kitchen Trends with Matthew Quinn

May 27, 2014 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

Talking Kitchen Trends with Matthew Quinn

The latest stop on my great kitchen adventure was in Atlanta, Georgia - where I was able to go hear kitchen design expert Matthew Quinn give a lecture on regional design trends. This was a quick trip … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kitchen, Life in General, SZW Kitchen Design Contest Tagged With: conversations, kitchen design contest, kitchens, SubZero and Wolf, SZW

2014 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

May 26, 2014 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

2014 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

On Friday, May 23rd – we took the top 21 entries that were selected and whittled them down to the top two. In all, the process took just under 4 hours and there were some interesting debates over the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Playhouse Competition 2014, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, design, Design Competition, playhouses

Proof that Architects are not Boring

May 22, 2014 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

Proof that Architects are not Boring

Architects are not boring people ... they are many things but from where I'm sitting, boring isn't one of their character traits. When  filling out the registration form on my Life of an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects

heard around the architectural studio #014

May 21, 2014 by Bob Borson 20 Comments

heard around the architectural studio #014

We decided that we wanted donuts this morning. Ryan offered to go pick some up but there was a request to get an old fashioned cake donut - which Ryan had never heard of before. As we all launched in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Heard around the architectural studio Tagged With: quotes

The Finalists – LoaA 2014 Playhouse Design Competition

May 19, 2014 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

The Finalists – LoaA 2014 Playhouse Design Competition

The 3rd Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition had an amazing turnout this year. I was completely blown away, not only the amount of participation, but by the overall quality level … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Playhouse Competition 2014, Playhouses Tagged With: CASA, design, Design Competition, Playhouse Competition, playhouses

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