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Architectural Fees for Residential Projects

March 20, 2013 by Bob Borson 156 Comments

Architectural Fees for Residential Projects

For someone who doesn't actually handle any of the billing in the office, I spend a lot of time thinking about billing. I have written two previous posts on the subject of architectural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, career, great to work with architects, Residential Architect

Cottonwood Modern – Project update

March 4, 2013 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

Cottonwood Modern – Project update

The Cottonwood Modern residence has been making some steady progress over the last few months - thankfully we are moving out of the visually dull portion of the project (running HVAC and Plumbing) and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Modern House, My Work, Observations Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, Cottonwood Modern, Materials, modern house

Architectural Quotes and Scale Figures

February 18, 2013 by Bob Borson 20 Comments

Architectural Quotes and Scale Figures

Today's post was born out of necessity ... I needed to prepare some new scale figures and I needed to spend some time outside since it was 70 degrees and sunny this weekend. The result is today's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: Architects, conversations, quotes, what?

Architect + Architect = ??

February 11, 2013 by Bob Borson 85 Comments

Architect + Architect = ??

Valentine's Day is almost here so you know what that means ... [cue sexy music] It's "business" time. Architects don't seem to get out all that often - and when they do it seems they are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: what?

Design Charrettes and models

November 28, 2012 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Design Charrettes and models

We just started a new project in Highland Village, a city in Denton County and a suburb to the North of Dallas just along Lake Lewisville. This is going to be an exciting project for many reasons but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations

The Best Architect in Dallas?

November 26, 2012 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

The Best Architect in Dallas?

Architecture can be an incredibly creative field, wildly rewarding for those who like to think outside of the box ... but there are also roles for those who love architecture whose predilections and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Dallas Architecture, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Observations

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