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Being an Architect Is Hell – Painting and Contact Paper

August 11, 2020 by Bob Borson1 Comment

Being an Architect Is Hell – Painting and Contact Paper

Renovating your home is fun ... as long as you have an unlimited budget and don't have to live there during the process. Unfortunately for me, I don't have either of those two things and the last two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Interior Design, My House, ResidentialTagged With: a day in the life, construction, Construction Process, interior design, My House, Renovations, residential

055: Scale This!

August 2, 2020 by Bob Borson1 Comment

055: Scale This!

How does scale factor into the practice of architecture? For any architect, scale and proportion are two skills that appear to be the most challenging to master. Scale and proportion are also where a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Design, Episodes, Life in General, PodcastTagged With: Architects, conversations, design, details, Podcast

Being an Architect is Hell – The Renovation Part 1

July 28, 2020 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

Being an Architect is Hell – The Renovation Part 1

Being an Architect is hell ... I've said it before and a lot of you have agreed with me. While I think it's one of the best jobs you can have, being an architect can complicate other aspects of your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Interior Design, Life in General, My House, ResidentialTagged With: a day in the life, bob borson, Construction Observation, Construction Process, My House, Residential Architect

Dear John, An Ode Public Restroom Design

June 11, 2020 by Andrew HawkinsLeave a Comment

Dear John, An Ode Public Restroom Design

So let’s talk business. Not your office business, not your business, not THE business, but doing the business. I have been looking at a wide variety of books lately both from my library and on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Buildings, Design, Life in General, ProjectsTagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, building typologies, design, design process, Materials

051: Style over Substance

June 7, 2020 by Bob Borson1 Comment

051: Style over Substance

We are all familiar with the phrase “style over substance” but those words might mean something else to architects. If I were to look at a project and describe it with this particular phrase, there is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design, Episodes, Life in GeneralTagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, design

050: Talking Shop with Marlon Blackwell

May 25, 2020 by Bob Borson1 Comment

050: Talking Shop with Marlon Blackwell

We have special guest Marlon Blackwell, FAIA on the podcast today and if you are not intimately familiar with his work, I am excited to be in a position to share it with you. I originally met Marlon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Design, Episodes, Life in General, Talking ShopTagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Architecture and Society, being a part of the design process, career, conversations, Podcast

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