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Design Awards

October 6, 2014 by Bob Borson 19 Comments

Design Awards

Architects and competitions seem to go hand in hand ... a reality that I don't particularly care for. If they aren't entering designs as an effort to earn a commission, they are entering projects into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Graphics, My Work, Playhouses

‘Voltron’ Model Table

September 8, 2014 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

‘Voltron’ Model Table

A big model requires a big table ... a table so large that you must have it made out of a dozen or so individual pieces because a) you couldn't fit it through any door smaller than a loading door, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics, Life in General, My Work, Office, Sketching Tagged With: architects office, design, design studio, details

Your Projects from Architecture School are Silly

September 2, 2014 by Bob Borson 64 Comments

Your Projects from Architecture School are Silly

Today is a first - I am doing something that I told myself that I would never do ... show you one of my projects from architecture school. Why the change of heart? I'm not entirely sure, maybe it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Memories from Studio Tagged With: about bob, architectural studio, Architecture School, college, design, Do you want to be an Architect

Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me

April 7, 2014 by Bob Borson 105 Comments

Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me

Architectural sketching is becoming a thing of the past - at least that's how it seems to me most days. I graduated eons ago back in 1992, back in the days that pre-date computers being used in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Graphics, Life in General, My Work, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, sketches, sketching

Architectural Delineation Competition – KRob 2013 Winners

November 18, 2013 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

Architectural Delineation Competition  – KRob 2013 Winners

If you're "in the know", you'll understand when I say these are not amazing drawings ... these are amazing "delineations." Last Thursday, I was asked to moderate a panel of extremely talented … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics Tagged With: Architects, architectural sketching, architectural technology, design

Graphic Standards – Part 2

October 28, 2013 by Bob Borson 81 Comments

Graphic Standards – Part 2

Last week we took a look at an article about "architectural graphic standards" ... and I kicked that article off by stating how an architect draws is a reflection of many things ... that you can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Graphics Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, details

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