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Master Bathroom Prison Toilets

February 3, 2015 by Bob Borson 43 Comments

Master Bathroom Prison Toilets

Hi. My name is Bob and I seem to talk about toilets a lot here at Life of an Architect. Not because I love toilets - which maybe I do, they are kind of funny - but because there are a lot of bathroom … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, My Work, Observations, Residential Tagged With: bathrooms, design, humor, residential

The Crummy Pillow Paradigm

January 29, 2015 by Bob Borson 35 Comments

The Crummy Pillow Paradigm

Every morning when I wake up, I make the bed. I don't really have that many household morning chores other than letting the dog out and feeding all the pets so a few years ago I took it upon myself to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: conversations

My Favorite Things … Again

January 26, 2015 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

My Favorite Things … Again

"Bob, what are some of your favorite things?" is a question that I get asked all the time, which makes perfect sense because who doesn't want to know what "My Favorite Things" are? ... again. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks, Architects, Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: about bob, ArchiTalks, Architects, Materials

Life of an Architect – Best of 2014

December 29, 2014 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

Life of an Architect – Best of 2014

While 2014 isn't technically over yet, it isn't going to stop me [cause I do what I want] from looking back at all the articles I wrote over the year to  see which ones represented the very best that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Career, Construction, Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Life in General, Observations, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, Construction Observation, Construction Process, interns, KHouse Modern, sketching

A Chef’s Kitchen

December 16, 2014 by Bob Borson 24 Comments

A Chef’s Kitchen

If you were going to renovate or design your own kitchen, talking to a chef about their kitchen - a "chef's kitchen" ... should be a good place to start. I am in the process of renovating my kitchen, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Kitchen, Observations, SZW Kitchen Design Contest Tagged With: kitchen design contest, kitchens, SZW

The 10 Best Christmas Songs

December 9, 2014 by Bob Borson 36 Comments

The 10 Best Christmas Songs

I am not a Scrooge at heart and I don't go around saying "Bah Humbug" (because that would be completely weird 1840's guy), and in (guiding) light of the list I published yesterday of the 10 Worst … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: Holiday, Music, video

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