It's that time a year again ... I'm starting to run out of ideas and my office is flooded with greeting cards wishing us a 'Happy Holiday', 'Merry Christmas', or 'Seasons Greetings', therefore it's … [Read more...]
An Electrician’s Bag
After a little break, it's time for another entry into ongoing series I have been running where we get to take an inside look into the working contents of various design and construction related … [Read more...]
Surviving Architecture School
Despite what you might hear, architecture school is terrific. I know that it isn't easy and I can still remember moments of crippling panic as I looked around the studio during my presentation. Fast … [Read more...]
Architecture and The Art of Getting it Wrong
Architecture is not a trade, it's a craft ... and it normally takes years of practice before you start to routinely exist in the delicate balance between programming requirements and artistic … [Read more...]
heard around the architectural studio #011
Sometimes, as we get older, certain skill sets diminish as others improve. I think this falls in to the "diminished" category Partner: "All right, let's not have anything stupid on … [Read more...]
Architects and the AIA
If you receive any sort of professional correspondence from me, you will see three letters after my name ... Robert Borson, AIA The acronym "AIA" stands for the American Institute of Architects, … [Read more...]