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Happy Hour at the Borson House

July 20, 2021 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Happy Hour at the Borson House

Whew. That's a good way to describe my weekend once I got to 2:00 pm on Sunday. The last several months - and particularly the last few weeks - have been very busy and to be frank, fairly stressful. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, bob borson, recipe

Ep 079: Designing a House

July 11, 2021 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Ep 079: Designing a House

Designing a house is easy, anybody can do it … at least that’s what most people think. The reality is that there are literally thousands of nuances that when all added up make the difference between a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Observations, Podcast, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural studio, design, design studio, Podcast, Residential Architect

Ep 076: Critical Skills of an Architect

May 31, 2021 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Ep 076: Critical Skills of an Architect

Architects are expected to have a working mastery of building science and technology, construction techniques, and methodologies, all while bringing everything together in a visually pleasing manner. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: career, conversations, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Ep 075: Should Architects Do It All?

May 16, 2021 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Ep 075: Should Architects Do It All?

Architects come out of school with a ton of knowledge, except most don’t actually know how to be an architect … and What does that even mean? That is the focus of today as we look at and discuss what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Observations, Podcast, Talking Shop Tagged With: architects office, career, conversations, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Go To the Cave … or Return to Camp?

May 11, 2021 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Go To the Cave … or Return to Camp?

How many of you remember the Choose Your Own Adventure books from your childhood? These were books that came out in the late 1970s and early 1980s and the premise was that you read a book and roughly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Interior Design, Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: architects office, bob borson, great to work with architects, Materials, what?

Ep 074: Architectural Memories that Matter

May 2, 2021 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 074: Architectural Memories that Matter

There are a handful of moments in a person’s professional life that really matter, and sometimes we don’t recognize how important those moments are until several years later. I know that I have a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Contractors, Episodes, Heard around the architectural studio, Life in General, Memories from Studio, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, career, conversations, design studio, Podcast

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