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What to Get an Architect for Christmas (2016)

December 5, 2016 by Bob Borson 36 Comments

What to Get an Architect for Christmas (2016)

While researching potential gift ideas for this year's 7th Annual What to Get an Architect for Christmas, I found a lot of lists that were full of really icky and terrible gift ideas that were clearly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Holidays, Life in General, Materials and Products Tagged With: Gifts

The Best Halloween Candy

October 31, 2016 by Bob Borson 43 Comments

The Best Halloween Candy

Halloween Candy is serious business - just ask anybody under the age of 12 ... or me. It would be weird if you knew that I don't like cakes, pies, cookies, and that sort of sweet, but candy is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: Holiday, what?

Happy Mies van der Fourth

July 4, 2016 by Bob Borson 59 Comments

Happy Mies van der Fourth

I know that not everyone who visits me here at Life of an Architect celebrates this particular holiday (in fact, it’s barely over half – 50.74%) but since I do, I thought I would take the time to wish … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General Tagged With: Graphics, Holiday

Christmas Cards and Architect’s Signatures

December 14, 2015 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Christmas Cards and Architect’s Signatures

One of the things that is just a fact of life in a small architecture firm, is that you have to do just about everything yourself - rarely do we simply pull out the company wallet and pay for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Graphics, Holidays, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, conversations

What to get an Architect for Christmas (2015)

November 30, 2015 by Bob Borson 32 Comments

What to get an Architect for Christmas (2015)

Have you ever tried shopping for an architect? I bet you hated it ... because architects are kind of snobby (and I can say that since I am an architect). I have been assembling this list for about 10 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Holidays, Life in General, Materials and Products Tagged With: Gifts

Architects and Pumpkins

October 29, 2015 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

Architects and Pumpkins

Some people simply lose their minds when it comes to Halloween ... I am not one of those people. In fact, I generally don't like dressing up in a costume and I definitely don't like putting stuff on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General Tagged With: being a part of the design process, design studio, Halloween, Holiday, Materials

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