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EP 110: Modern Home Challenge

October 2, 2022 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

EP 110: Modern Home Challenge

It was August 10th, 2010 when I first conceived of the “Low-Cost Modern Home Challenge” with the intent to go through a design process that would help us understand how to design a modern house that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Competition, Design, Design Studio, Education, Episodes, Modern House, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, architectural studio, being a part of the design process, design, Design Competition, Graphics, Modern Architecture, modern house, Podcast, Residential Architect, sketching

2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

April 24, 2017 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

On Saturday, April 22nd – 6 highly focused and dedicated judges walked into my home with the task of selecting the winners of the 6th Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition. This is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Design, Life in General, Playhouse Competition 2017, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Design Competition, Playhouse Competition, playhouses

The Finalists – 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

April 17, 2017 by Bob Borson 19 Comments

The Finalists – 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

The 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition had its first round of judging last Friday - and it was probably the most difficult process we've experienced so far. That's not to say we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Design, Playhouse Competition 2017, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Design Competition, Playhouse Competition, playhouses

2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

January 30, 2017 by Bob Borson 33 Comments

2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

This is a tremendous moment ... the most tremendous of moments. It is time for the 6th Annual 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition! (Hopefully, you heard La Virgen de la Macarena in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Playhouse Competition 2017 Tagged With: CASA, Design Competition, Playhouse Competition

Barker Table – A Doghouse Worth Having Inside

November 8, 2016 by Bob Borson 20 Comments

Barker Table – A Doghouse Worth Having Inside

There are good dog houses, and then there are great dog houses ... I'd like to think that the "Barker Table" doghouse falls into the latter category. If you swing through Life of an Architect … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Construction, Graphics, Life in General, Staff Contributions Tagged With: charity, design, doghouse

2016 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

April 26, 2016 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

2016 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

Judging a playhouse design competition is a lot harder than it sounds. To make things even more interesting, I was able to get Houzz, the National AIA, and the fine folks over at SketchUp involved, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Playhouse Competition 2016, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Playhouse Competition, playhouses

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