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Architectural Contracts 101

June 3, 2013 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Architectural Contracts 101

The Most Important Document That You’ll Never Ever Use… Hopefully One of the most important steps in the architectural process is one that, once completed, will hopefully never be seen again. A … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Guest Posts Tagged With: career, conversations, great to work with architects, Guest post

It’s Never Easy to Say Goodbye

May 20, 2013 by Bob Borson 51 Comments

It’s Never Easy to Say Goodbye

It's never easy to say goodbye but after 11 years that's exactly what is happening - . . This is really the first part of two posts that I will write on the subject - the second coming in a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, bob borson

Architectural Portfolios and Their True Purpose

May 6, 2013 by Bob Borson 51 Comments

Architectural Portfolios and Their True Purpose

At one point or another, every architecture student or graduate has a portfolio of their work that they have agonized over creating. I had one - maintained it for several years too - it was the tool I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career Tagged With: architects office, Do you want to be an Architect, students

What does an Architect do?

April 23, 2013 by Bob Borson 65 Comments

What does an Architect do?

I have good friend Enoch Sears sitting in and writing today's post. I get a lot of questions from people who want to be architects, love architecture but feel that they aren't creative enough to work … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Guest Posts Tagged With: Architects, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Guest post

The Ethereal Decision-Making Process for the Creative Mind

March 25, 2013 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

The Ethereal Decision-Making Process for the Creative Mind

The decision-making process can be as complicated or as simple as you want to make it. Me? I prefer simple ... because it's simple. That seems pretty obvious to me but I am constantly amazed just how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, being a part of the design process, career, conversations

Architectural Fees for Residential Projects

March 20, 2013 by Bob Borson 156 Comments

Architectural Fees for Residential Projects

For someone who doesn't actually handle any of the billing in the office, I spend a lot of time thinking about billing. I have written two previous posts on the subject of architectural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, career, great to work with architects, Residential Architect

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