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Website for an Architect

February 12, 2018 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Website for an Architect

I think there is a not-so-well-hidden secret out there that the websites for architects are almost all unilaterally terrible. They are cumbersome and hard to navigate - trying to find information on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Graphics, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, great to work with architects, photography, Writing a blog

Keep Calm and Steal My Stuff

November 21, 2017 by Bob Borson 31 Comments

Keep Calm and Steal My Stuff

Where the internet is concerned, people have a "help yourself" attitude. When I first started my site, I will confess that I was ignorant of the nuances of what was, and what wasn't, off limits. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Graphics, Life in General, My Work, Observations, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, blog, what?, Writing a blog

Side Hustle – Is it Right for You?

November 14, 2017 by Bob Borson 27 Comments

Side Hustle – Is it Right for You?

I am an architect who suffers from logorrhea (real word, possibly a fake diagnosis), and along with my glibness and sense of humor, I have managed to channel these attributes into a website that is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: blog, career, Writing a blog

Going Down the Rabbit Hole

July 24, 2017 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

Going Down the Rabbit Hole

I like to talk - to the point where I am consciously aware that I am bothering the people around me ... and yet I continue. As a mitigating consideration, (fingers crossed) I don't think I'm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Career, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, Architecture and Society, blog, Writing a blog

486,712 is Not What I Signed Up For

June 26, 2017 by Bob Borson 34 Comments

486,712 is Not What I Signed Up For

For those of you paying attention, I am almost at my wit's end. I have been sitting at my keyboard writing what could generously be described as "articles" on what it means to be an architect, and in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, blog, conversations, Writing a blog

What did you miss in 2016? The Best from Life of an Architect

December 28, 2016 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

What did you miss in 2016? The Best from Life of an Architect

The end of the year is almost upon us and it is time to reflect back on last year - that a look at what worked, and what didn't. Did you know I wrote 48 articles for this site last year? In the seven … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Blog, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Life in General, My House, My Work, Residential, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, blog, details, models, sketches

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