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Words that Architects use: Architect Bingo Card #4

December 3, 2010 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Words that Architects use: Architect Bingo Card #4

(blah blah blah - starting to seem familiar?) So a few weeks ago I wrote a post on how to speak like an architect with the premise that if you want to be an architect, you have to speak in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Observations Tagged With: conversations, design studio, students

Words that Architects use: Architect Bingo Card #3

December 2, 2010 by Bob Borson 5 Comments

Words that Architects use: Architect Bingo Card #3

So a few weeks ago I wrote a post on how to speak like an architect with the premise that if you want to be an architect, you have to speak in a certain way or no one will take you very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Observations Tagged With: conversations, design studio, students

Design Quotes

December 1, 2010 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Design Quotes

. Every now and then you need something to pick you up, distract you from the blank page, and let you know that everything is okay and that you are awesome (not necessarily in that order). Here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects Tagged With: conversations, what?

Words that Architects use: Architect Bingo Card #2

November 30, 2010 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

Words that Architects use: Architect Bingo Card #2

So a few weeks ago I wrote a post on how to speak like an architect with the premise that if you want to be an architect, you have to speak in a certain way; if you don’t, no one will take you very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Observations Tagged With: conversations, design studio, students

Words that Architects use: Architect Bingo Card #1

November 8, 2010 by Bob Borson 70 Comments

Words that Architects use: Architect Bingo Card #1

If you want to be an architect, you have to speak in a certain way; if you don't, no one will take you very seriously. Architects tend to be overly specific and use words rarely uttered by regular … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Observations Tagged With: conversations, design studio, students

The designation between House and Home

October 25, 2010 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

The designation between House and Home

The designation between house and home - is it semantics or is there a difference. Can I as "the architect" influence the difference one way or another? According to Merriam Webster: house (n): … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects Tagged With: conversations, Residential Architect

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