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014: Being an Architect is Hell

December 9, 2018 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

014: Being an Architect is Hell

As an architect, every space I walk in to, I look at … intensely. I scrutinize, evaluate, process, and redesign. Every. Single. Space. There are times when I wish this didn’t happen … most of the time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: Architects, architects office, Architecture and Society, My House, Podcast

Turn Up the Music in Studio – Dec’18 Mix

December 2, 2018 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Turn Up the Music in Studio – Dec’18 Mix

As 2018 comes to a close, we normally find ourselves in a bit of a lull as our clients start shuttering projects for the holiday season ... that behavior isn't too crazy as there are parties and trips … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Heard around the architectural studio, Life in General, What Am I Listening Too Tagged With: Music

013: What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2018]

November 25, 2018 by Bob Borson 10 Comments

013: What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2018]

This is the 9th annual and highly anticipated What to Get an Architect for Christmas gift guide. It's hard for me to process that when I wrote the very first gift guide back in 2010 that this would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: Architects, Gifts, Holiday, Podcast

Winter Adventure to Helsinki

November 19, 2018 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Winter Adventure to Helsinki

I have two more travel excursions before the end of the year, and my next trip one is just around the corner, which means I am in full-on research mode. My destination is Helsinki, Finland- a place … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, Travel, traveling

012: A Day in the Life of an Architect

November 11, 2018 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

012: A Day in the Life of an Architect

What does a day in the Life of an Architect look like? There are a lot of different answers to that question and even if I look at what my day looks like, it has varied over the years as I move … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: a day in the life, career, Podcast, redline

Architecture Studio Vignettes

November 5, 2018 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Architecture Studio Vignettes

Did you know that our office closes at noon on Fridays? This is a policy that has been in place for years - one that I think everyone really enjoys. While it seems like a drag working 8:00 AM to 6:00 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, details, office

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