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Keep Calm and Steal My Stuff

November 21, 2017 by Bob Borson 31 Comments

Keep Calm and Steal My Stuff

Where the internet is concerned, people have a "help yourself" attitude. When I first started my site, I will confess that I was ignorant of the nuances of what was, and what wasn't, off limits. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Graphics, Life in General, My Work, Observations, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, blog, what?, Writing a blog

Side Hustle – Is it Right for You?

November 14, 2017 by Bob Borson 27 Comments

Side Hustle – Is it Right for You?

I am an architect who suffers from logorrhea (real word, possibly a fake diagnosis), and along with my glibness and sense of humor, I have managed to channel these attributes into a website that is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: blog, career, Writing a blog

The Salk Institute

November 1, 2017 by Bob Borson 35 Comments

The Salk Institute

Something happened recently that I didn't see coming ... I visited a building that I had known about since college, seen a million and one pictures of the project, but truly didn't appreciate until I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Buildings, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, Architecture and Society, Travel, traveling

Emailing Your Resume – Fatal Errors

October 9, 2017 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

Emailing Your Resume – Fatal Errors

Emailing your resume to potential employers seems to be the favored method of architectural students looking for internships and full-time employment. I say this with some confidence because I've … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: career, resume, working

Amazing Instagram Feeds for Sketching

August 22, 2017 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Amazing Instagram Feeds for Sketching

As far as architectural sketching goes, I have a long way to go before I can carry the pen bag of the accounts I am going to share with you today. This is the second installment of Instagram feeds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Graphics, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: architectural sketching, instagram, sketches, sketching

A Culture of Models

August 15, 2017 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

A Culture of Models

Architectural models ... there's not a person walking the planet who doesn't love them. My office isn't particularly large, either in terms of employees (7) or square footage (1,677 sf), but we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Life in General, Observations, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural studio, cabin, models

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