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Life of an Architect – Lantern Playhouse

August 4, 2014 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Life of an Architect – Lantern Playhouse

This is the Lantern House ... My 2014 design that was built and submitted to Dallas CASA for their Parade of Playhouses Charity event. I have been doing these playhouses for 7 years and I think my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Life in General, My Work, Playhouse Competition 2014, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Construction Observation, Construction Process, design

Leadership

July 14, 2014 by Bob Borson 38 Comments

Leadership

Leadership is one of those words that people throw around a lot but I'm not sure most people stop to actually think about what it means. Maybe it's just me ... my initial response, if you were to ask … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Observations, Quotes Tagged With: advice, career, Do you want to be an Architect, leadership, quote

You should say ‘Yes’ more often

June 30, 2014 by Bob Borson 31 Comments

You should say ‘Yes’ more often

I know that the title of this post is "You should say 'Yes' more often" ... it sounded really good in my head this afternoon during my 7 hour drive from Chicago into northern Wisconsin, but as I sit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Architecture and Society, conversations, Do you want to be an Architect

The Lantern House – Construction Drawings

June 26, 2014 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

The Lantern House – Construction Drawings

Construction drawings are the things that turn ideas into actualities and trying to create drawings that demonstrate the vision and intended level of craft is a conscious effort on my part. That may … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Life in General, Playhouses Tagged With: CASA, Construction Process, design, details, plans, playhouses

Your Behavior Matters

June 19, 2014 by Bob Borson 54 Comments

Your Behavior Matters

We've all heard the expression that you shouldn't ever judge a book by its cover, and I for one, tend to agree with this expression. I will admit that I DO judge a book by the cover but since I am … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General Tagged With: advice, Construction Process

… because that’s what architects do for fun

June 10, 2014 by Bob Borson 41 Comments

… because that’s what architects do for fun

I don't have a lot of spare time on my hands ... in fact the last few weeks have been brutal. In a "I'm not complaining" sort of way, I think I'm sort of complaining - but just a little bit. One of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Kitchen, Life in General, My House Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, design, kitchens, My House, sketchup

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