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Tattoos and the professional

July 6, 2011 by Bob Borson 46 Comments

Tattoos and the professional

Right up front ... I don't have any tattoos and for the most part, I ignore them on other people. So why am I talking about them?  I received an email from someone who has been a chef for the last 10 … [Read more...]

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

107 Reasons Why You, Architect, Matter

July 5, 2011 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

107 Reasons Why You, Architect, Matter

Written by Randy Deutsch, Architect2Zebras is one of the many architectural websites that I check in on but one of the few that I subscribe to. Last year he took a comprehensive look at why architects … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Guest Posts Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, Do you want to be an Architect, great to work with architects

Playhouse Design – Construction Drawings

June 30, 2011 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

Playhouse Design – Construction Drawings

It's that time of year - the 2011 ORIX Parade of Playhouses benefitting Dallas CASA. The Parade of Playhouses, hosted by NorthPark Center, provides an opportunity to help abused and neglected … [Read more...]

Filed Under: My Work Tagged With: CASA, Graphics, plans, playhouses, sketchup

Perspective – do you have it?

June 28, 2011 by Bob Borson 24 Comments

Perspective – do you have it?

. Over the weekend I engaged in an interesting conversation that walked the line between friendly and hostile. We started off talking about McMansions and our mutual disdain how the priorities of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career Tagged With: Architecture and Society, being a part of the design process, Do you want to be an Architect, great to work with architects

This Really make my face hurt

June 27, 2011 by Bob Borson 55 Comments

This Really make my face hurt

Back in December of last year I twisted off on a house that I drive by a few times a week - just amazed at how sloppy I thought the work was. This was a first for me, I had never identified a house … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: builder homes, Construction Process, conversations, glass blocks, Materials, tile

Butterfly Chairs – Replacement Covers

June 23, 2011 by Bob Borson 33 Comments

Butterfly Chairs – Replacement Covers

A few weeks ago I undertook a project to restore old butterfly chairs I had "acquired" in an effort to make them a bit more presentable. The final piece of the process was to replace the white canvas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Materials and Products Tagged With: Materials, My House, Products

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