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I am an Architect and I draw for a living

March 9, 2015 by Bob Borson 75 Comments

I am an Architect and I draw for a living

10 Words - "Let's make it look like we draw for a living." I think I am going to make this my mantra - maybe put it on a coffee mug or a tee-shirt - because I seem to be saying it a lot. I look at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Graphics, Life in General Tagged With: design, drafting, Graphics

Architectural Redlines

February 16, 2015 by Bob Borson 46 Comments

Architectural Redlines

Redlines. It's just a word but if you are in certain circles, it's a powerful word. "Redlines" is all you have to say to either send some into some form of post traumatic stress disorder while the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Graphics, My Work, Office Tagged With: architects office, design studio

Do you really want to be an architect?

February 9, 2015 by Bob Borson 9 Comments

Do you really want to be an architect?

Do you really want to be an architect? Despite having days when I really don’t feel like coming to work, I consider myself extremely lucky to do what I do for a living. Being an architect is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Observations Tagged With: Do you want to be an Architect

Architectural Sketches – Keep or Throw Away

January 12, 2015 by Bob Borson 69 Comments

Architectural Sketches – Keep or Throw Away

I typically don't give it a lot of thought - as soon as my architectural sketches have served their purpose, they get thrown away. I don't consider them valuable or even worthwhile to keep. Am I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Sketching Tagged With: architects office, architectural sketching, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, sketches, sketching

Life of an Architect – Best of 2014

December 29, 2014 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

Life of an Architect – Best of 2014

While 2014 isn't technically over yet, it isn't going to stop me [cause I do what I want] from looking back at all the articles I wrote over the year to  see which ones represented the very best that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Career, Construction, Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Life in General, Observations, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, Construction Observation, Construction Process, interns, KHouse Modern, sketching

Architectural Delineation Competition – KRob 2014 Winners

December 22, 2014 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Architectural Delineation Competition  – KRob 2014 Winners

Delineation is a fancy word for drawings, and if you like architectural drawings, you've come to the right place! Recently, the winners of the 40th annual AIA Dallas Chapter Ken Roberts Memorial … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics Tagged With: architectural sketching, sketches, sketching

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