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An Interview with Vasi Ypsilantis – Part Two

October 22, 2014 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

An Interview with Vasi Ypsilantis – Part Two

Vasi Ypsilantis is an internationally renown kitchen designer who I was able to talk at length about her award-winning creative process, her distinguished career, and how her participation in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Kitchen, SZW Kitchen Design Contest Tagged With: being a part of the design process, conversations, kitchen design contest, kitchens, SZW

“As Required” is not required

October 20, 2014 by Bob Borson 45 Comments

“As Required” is not required

I'm an architect who historically does not travel much but the last few months have included a heavy mix of flying in and out of various destinations. I am currently sitting in seat 13D flying back … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Memories from Studio, Observations, Schools of Architecture Tagged With: a day in the life, Architecture School, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect

Residential Architecture 101: Wood Veneer

October 16, 2014 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Residential Architecture 101: Wood Veneer

Setting out to  create a Residential Architecture 101: Wood Veneer entry on wood seemed like an obvious topic to cover - although I haven't been focusing on this series in a while. The first post was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Materials and Products, Products, Residential Architecture 101 Tagged With: architectural studio, Materials, Residential Architect

How to be the best at what you do

October 13, 2014 by Bob Borson 36 Comments

How to be the best at what you do

Pritzker prize-winning architect Thom Mayne was the final keynote speaker at the AIA Colorado Practice + Design conference in October 2014, and I was able to catch his presentation since I was in town … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General

Architectural Storytelling – It’s My Thing

October 9, 2014 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Architectural Storytelling – It’s My Thing

Architects are natural storytellers - it's a process that is inherently built into our creative process and when used properly, it's one of the very best tools in our tool bag. Part of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks Tagged With: ArchiTalks

An Interview with Vasi Ypsilantis – Part One

October 8, 2014 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

An Interview with Vasi Ypsilantis – Part One

Recently, I was able to talk at length with renown kitchen designer Vasi Ypsilantis about the creative process, her distinguished career, and how her participation in the Kitchen Design Contest - both … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Kitchen, SZW Kitchen Design Contest Tagged With: being a part of the design process, conversations, kitchen design contest, kitchens, SZW

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