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Lunchtime Architectural Products 02

November 21, 2011 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

Lunchtime Architectural Products 02

This is the second installment of a reoccurring segment I am introducing here on Life of an Architect. I am calling it Lunchtime Architectural Products - where once or maybe twice a month show you … [Read more...]

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Lunchtime Architectural Products

November 10, 2011 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Lunchtime Architectural Products

Being an architect isn't all glamour, bottle service and groupies, sometimes there is work that actually happens. The work is grueling and unrelenting at times so I thought I would show you how I … [Read more...]

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100 Percent Design – London 2011

September 8, 2011 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

100 Percent Design – London 2011

Still doing research for my upcoming trip to London - today I was taking a look at 100% Design London - a showcase of a vast range of weird and wonderful materials from wood and plastic to embroidered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Travel Tagged With: Blog tour 2011, London, Materials, Products

T-Shirts for Architects

August 25, 2011 by Bob Borson 198 Comments

T-Shirts for Architects

I have always wanted to have a cool architectural t-shirt but I never really liked the ones I found and as a result, I've never had that cool architectural t-shirt. Back when I was in school, before … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Materials and Products, My Work, Uncategorized Tagged With: a day in the life, bob borson, design, students, t-shirts

Zinc Metal Siding – VM Zinc by Umicore

August 23, 2011 by Bob Borson 27 Comments

Zinc Metal Siding  – VM Zinc by Umicore

A few years ago a vendor brought in an update to our VM Zinc product binder and in it were some samples of some new colors available for zinc panels - yes, yes, I know instead of focusing on how zinc … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, My Work Tagged With: Construction Observation, details, great to work with architects, Materials, modern house, Products, Sale Street

Radiant Flooring

August 15, 2011 by Bob Borson 30 Comments

Radiant Flooring

Currently I am working on three projects that all have radiant floors in some of the rooms. That might not sound that unusual but I do live in Texas and we are going through one of the hottest summers … [Read more...]

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