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Renovation Construction Surprises

February 6, 2020 by Andrew HawkinsLeave a Comment

Renovation Construction Surprises

I’ve been at this architecture thing for a bit over 20 years now and I can say with certainty that I am still surprised at the way some contractors choose to do their work. I am not saying this as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Buildings, Construction, Life in General, ProjectsTagged With: construction, Construction Process, Materials, Renovations

Keeping Up with Projects

January 13, 2020 by Bob Borson1 Comment

Keeping Up with Projects

I don't write many of these sorts of posts ... they are painful to put together even though I am happy enough to reflect upon the creative process while trying to evaluate if things turned out as good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Dallas Architecture, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Life in General, Oak GroveTagged With: a day in the life, career, design, details

037: Ask the Show

November 10, 2019 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

037: Ask the Show

What music do you listen to? What’s your design process? What is your favorite building and why? What do you eat for breakfast? All this and more today as Andrew and I answer your burning questions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General, PodcastTagged With: architectural studio, career, conversations, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Interior Stairwell Design and Graphics

May 21, 2019 by Bob Borson1 Comment

Interior Stairwell Design and Graphics

Few people love putting together stair drawings, but I think you'll agree that some stairs are more fun to detail than others. Such is the case for the monumental stairwell we've been working on for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Design, Graphics, Oak GroveTagged With: Construction Process, design, details

Notre Dame Cathedral – A Tragic Fire

April 16, 2019 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

Notre Dame Cathedral – A Tragic Fire

Yesterday was April 15th, a Monday, and the day that the world-wide beloved Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire and suffered heartwrenching damage. I found about the fire from one of my co-workers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Life in General, ObservationsTagged With: Architecture and Society, photography, Travel, what?

The Salk Institute

November 1, 2017 by Bob Borson33 Comments

The Salk Institute

Something happened recently that I didn't see coming ... I visited a building that I had known about since college, seen a million and one pictures of the project, but truly didn't appreciate until I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Buildings, Life in General, ObservationsTagged With: a day in the life, Architecture and Society, Travel, traveling

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