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The Front Door of your House is Important

January 25, 2016 by Bob Borson 54 Comments

The Front Door of your House is Important

How often do you think about your front door? I bet it's not all that often ... and that's a pity because the front door to your house is important. Besides being the gateway to your home, it helps … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Graphics, My Work Tagged With: Construction Process, design, details, drawing, Materials

Graphic Standards for Architectural Cabinetry

January 18, 2016 by Bob Borson 38 Comments

Graphic Standards for Architectural Cabinetry

Architectural drawings serve the obvious purpose of conveying specific information in a linear and direct manner. I also believe that they serve the additional purpose of letting everyone know that I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Graphics Tagged With: a day in the life, being a part of the design process, details, Graphics

New Year, New Adventures (That Might Kill Me)

January 11, 2016 by Bob Borson 25 Comments

New Year, New Adventures (That Might Kill Me)

I am exactly where I want to be ... at least, that's what I tell my daughter. One of the neat side effects of being a parent is that I have a daughter that asks me a lot of questions and she will not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks, My Work Tagged With: a day in the life, traveling

Did you really think this through? 2016

January 4, 2016 by Bob Borson 38 Comments

Did you really think this through? 2016

The first Life of an Architect post of the new year ... no pressure. I typically hate writing the first post of a new year, it feels a little like that first sketch in the schematic design process - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Graphics Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, blog

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