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Aqua Verde – Architectural Proofs

October 23, 2015 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Aqua Verde – Architectural Proofs

This may come as a surprise but I don't talk about everything that goes on here at the office (just about) and that extends to projects. I suppose it should be obvious but we do more than 1 or 2 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Modern House, Projects Tagged With: Austin, Modern Architecture, modern house, photography

Citizen Architect … seems redundant

October 12, 2015 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Citizen Architect … seems redundant

"Citizen Architect" is a phrase that - if you are in the field of architecture - you hear a lot. I typically associate those words with the movie "Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks, Career Tagged With: a day in the life, advocacy, AIA, Architecture and Society, career, charity

How to Build a Wood Deck

October 7, 2015 by Bob Borson 52 Comments

How to Build a Wood Deck

"How to build a wood deck" is a question that I ask myself more times than you might think. Despite having drawn up a lot of them in my career, I still find new ways to build them. Maybe I just find … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Materials and Products, Modern House, My Work Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, design, details, KHouse Modern, Materials, modern house

You’ve Got Mail

September 30, 2015 by Bob Borson 52 Comments

You’ve Got Mail

I don't know when it happened to me, but I feel the need to blame someone - if only I knew who to blame. My email inbox is out of control and it's frankly starting to irritate me because so many of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: career, conversations, working

Trying New Things

September 28, 2015 by Bob Borson 98 Comments

Trying New Things

Shadows on construction drawings ... who would do such a thing?!? As it turns out, I would. I thought adding shadows to these elevations would help convey some additional information and despite the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Graphics, My Work, Residential, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, drafting, Graphics, instagram, sketches

Everyone Should have an Oculus

September 21, 2015 by Bob Borson 34 Comments

Everyone Should have an Oculus

Who has an Oculus? (finger-pointing) This Guy. More accurately, my client has one, but hopefully I'll get to visit it every so often ... maybe on every other holiday and weekends. Oculus is a word … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Materials and Products, Modern House, My Work Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, KHouse Modern

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