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What to get an Architect for Christmas

December 5, 2012 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

What to get an Architect for Christmas

In the tradition of the season, I am putting together my annual list of items an architect might want for Christmas. Since this is the 3rd year I've done this, I thought I would gear everyone up by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Holidays, Materials and Products

Polishing Concrete Floors

December 4, 2012 by Bob Borson 48 Comments

Polishing Concrete Floors

After grinding down the original concrete floors, we decided the best finish would be the simplest ... just not the easiest. This is the "Part 2" version of refinishing concrete floors - go here for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Materials and Products, My House

Refinishing Concrete Floors

December 3, 2012 by Bob Borson 39 Comments

Refinishing Concrete Floors

Grinding and polishing my concrete floors technically started as an idea 4 years ago ... then I thought I would do something about it myself 2 years ago by acid washing them (here). That was a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Materials and Products, My House Tagged With: architectural technology, concrete, Construction Observation, Construction Process, My House

An Architect’s tool bag

August 20, 2012 by Bob Borson 108 Comments

An Architect’s tool bag

Architects have their own tools of the trade - many of which are each worthy of getting their own individual attention - but today I felt like going "big-picture" on you. All of the items I list today … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Materials and Products Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architects office, architectural technology, desk, Do you want to be an Architect

Modern Stairs – the timeline

June 11, 2012 by Bob Borson 54 Comments

Modern Stairs – the timeline

Today I thought it would be interesting to look at the timeline for the modern stairs we put in at our modern project that is wrapping up. There are a bunch of posts that I am thinking about putting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Modern House, My Work Tagged With: concrete, Construction Observation, Construction Process, details, Materials, plans, Sale Street

Weekend Adventure in So-Cal

June 4, 2012 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

Weekend Adventure in So-Cal

I went to Southern California last week on a working holiday to visit the Bosch Experience and Design Center to take a look at  Bosch appliances and BLANCO sinks and faucets. These trips are really … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, being a part of the design process, Products, social media, traveling

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