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Children’s Playhouse 2011 – Complete!

August 4, 2011 by Bob Borson 41 Comments

Children’s Playhouse 2011 – Complete!

The 15th Annual ORIX Parade of Playhouses event is about to actually start and the Bug Playhouse I designed was completed on time and delivered to the event without complication or drama. I know that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Life in General, My Work, Playhouses Tagged With: a day in the life, CASA, photography, playhouses, Volunteer

Bug House – Specimen Jars

August 1, 2011 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

Bug House – Specimen Jars

This is a busy week - the Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses starts it's official run this coming Friday, August 5th, so all the playhouses have to be completed and delivered to NorthPark Mall this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, My Work, Playhouses Tagged With: a day in the life, being a part of the design process, CASA

I’m Number 3! (or 46 if you’re picky)

July 14, 2011 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

I’m Number 3!  (or 46 if you’re picky)

. My arm is killing me from from all the gratuitous back patting I've been giving myself since I found out that ... ahem... my site www.LifeofanArchitect.com  is the 3rd most popular architectural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, My Work Tagged With: Life of an Architect, scoreboard, social media, Things that are Cool, Writing a blog

Mosaic Tile Feature Wall

July 11, 2011 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

Mosaic Tile Feature Wall

Sometimes called the 'mosaic city', Ravenna, Italy  is renown for the beautiful 5th and 6th century mosaics that adorn the walls of its churches and monuments. Fast forward some 1500 years or so and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, My Work Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Construction Process, Dallas Architecture, Materials, Modern Architecture, modern house, Sale Street, tile

Playhouse Design – Construction Drawings

June 30, 2011 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

Playhouse Design – Construction Drawings

It's that time of year - the 2011 ORIX Parade of Playhouses benefitting Dallas CASA. The Parade of Playhouses, hosted by NorthPark Center, provides an opportunity to help abused and neglected … [Read more...]

Filed Under: My Work Tagged With: CASA, Graphics, plans, playhouses, sketchup

The Art of Residential Construction

May 23, 2011 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

The Art of Residential Construction

One of the neatest tricks about modern residential design is that everything looks so obvious, clean and organized ... and it takes a lot of work and coordination to make things look easy. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: My Work Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, Construction Observation, Construction Process, contractors

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