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How to build a shower that won’t leak – Products

December 1, 2011 by Bob Borson 55 Comments

How to build a shower that won’t leak – Products

Building a proper shower starts with specifying the right sort of products. Because there are all sorts of sites out there that tell you how to build a shower (and since I don't build these myself), I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, My Work Tagged With: Materials, Products, Sale Street

Mosaic tile: Modern House Detail

October 28, 2011 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Mosaic tile: Modern House Detail

. The house has been dried in for a while and the interior finishes are starting to show up in force. One of the topics I discussed a while back were these custom mosaic wall panels that are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Modern House, My Work Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, Materials, modern house, Sale Street, tile

Blog of an Architect

September 7, 2011 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

Blog of an Architect

"Blog of an Architect: More interactive than a traditional website, social media allows you to target your audience" Did you know that you were being targeted? I didn't know that I was targeting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, My Work Tagged With: a day in the life, blog, bob borson, Writing a blog

Drawing like an Architect

September 1, 2011 by Bob Borson 90 Comments

Drawing like an Architect

"How good do you need to be at drawing if you want to become an architect" "How can I be an architect - I can't draw" I wish I got one frequent flyer mile every time I heard one of those two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, My Work Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, design, details, sketching

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

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