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Young Architects Should Work in Construction

April 4, 2017 by Bob Borson 33 Comments

Young Architects Should Work in Construction

If I have one regret during my education (between the ages of 18 - 24) is that I never worked on a construction site. Once I graduated from college, I went straight to work in an architectural office, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Contractors, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Construction Observation, Construction Process, Do you want to be an Architect, My House, Residential Architect

What Does a Fellow Keep in his Drawers?

February 28, 2017 by Bob Borson 37 Comments

What Does a Fellow Keep in his Drawers?

Now that I am an AIA Fellow and I've officially hit the big time, people are continually stopping me everywhere I go and asking me, "O Supreme Leader, now that thou hast hit the bigeth league, couldst … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Memories from Studio, Office Tagged With: about bob, architects office, architectural studio, what?

Guess what? I Just Received an ‘F’

February 13, 2017 by Bob Borson 63 Comments

Guess what? I Just Received an ‘F’

Today is a horn tootin' sort of day ... the sort of day that has been 25 years in the making - although, if I am being honest, the possibility of this day didn't show up on my radar screen until about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, Architecture and Society, bob borson, career, 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

Architectural Sketches – Sketchapalooza II

November 29, 2016 by Bob Borson 34 Comments

Architectural Sketches – Sketchapalooza II

If you are an architect, everyone thinks that you draw for a living. While that's not really true, it's a stereotype that most architects warmly embrace. But when I say "drawing", what comes to mind? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, My Work, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, elevation-sketch-study-thumb, sketches, sketching

Then and Now – Architectural Design or Accounting

November 15, 2016 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Then and Now – Architectural Design or Accounting

On my next birthday, I will celebrate 49 successful years of surviving my yearly journey around a 1.392 million kilometer ball of hot plasma that burns at a temperature exceeding 10,340°F ... more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks, Architects, Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: architects office, math, office

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