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I’m Nine Years Old – The Teenage Years

January 16, 2019 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

I’m Nine Years Old – The Teenage Years

Party week for Life of an Architect continues with a look at years 4 and 5 and the drastic changes that happened to the website once personal engagement was encouraged. Today is what I am calling the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, Architecture and Society, blog, bob borson, Writing a blog

I’m Nine Years Old – The Early Years

January 15, 2019 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

I’m Nine Years Old – The Early Years

On the second day of the birthday event celebrating the 9th anniversary since Life of an Architect was created, we take a look at years two and three and how things continued to evolve and change. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, Architecture and Society, blog, Writing a blog

I’m Nine Years Old – The Birth Year

January 14, 2019 by Bob Borson 8 Comments

I’m Nine Years Old – The Birth Year

Happy Birthday to me ... and by "me", I mean this website, Life of an Architect. On January 14th, 2010 my life was irrevocably changed, mostly for the better, when I decided to start a blog site and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, Architecture and Society, Writing a blog

Service Industry Failure – Happy Holidays

December 19, 2018 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Service Industry Failure – Happy Holidays

Normally this time of year I am thinking about what sort of Holiday themed architectural posts I can share with people. Normally these are pretty silly and represent a Sunday afternoon spent making … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, advice, career

Winter Adventure to Helsinki

November 19, 2018 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Winter Adventure to Helsinki

I have two more travel excursions before the end of the year, and my next trip one is just around the corner, which means I am in full-on research mode. My destination is Helsinki, Finland- a place … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, Travel, traveling

Architecture Studio Vignettes

November 5, 2018 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Architecture Studio Vignettes

Did you know that our office closes at noon on Fridays? This is a policy that has been in place for years - one that I think everyone really enjoys. While it seems like a drag working 8:00 AM to 6:00 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, details, office

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