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Facebook Fan Pages

November 14, 2012 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

Facebook Fan Pages

Facebook Fan pages ... everybody seems to have them these days. I started mine around 2 years ago (I think - who really keeps track of these things? I'm certainly not scrolling back through 2 + years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Observations

I’m living in a hotel because of my concrete floors

November 12, 2012 by Bob Borson 25 Comments

I’m living in a hotel because of my concrete floors

In what has become tradition around my house on Sunday nights, I am sitting down on the couch working on the computer and putting together a post or two for 'Life of an Architect.' There is one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, My House, Observations

Architectural Interns

November 8, 2012 by Bob Borson 80 Comments

Architectural Interns

Architectural Interns ~huuh ~ yeah What are they good for? Absolutely nothing~ awwwhuh-uhhuhh [if you don't know the Edwin Starr version of the song 'War' you need to go here after reading this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations Tagged With: architects office, Architecture School, career, Do you want to be an Architect

Architects don’t always get it right

October 29, 2012 by Bob Borson 46 Comments

Architects don’t always get it right

It pains me to say this but architects don't always get it right. That's right ... I said it. I am secure enough in my abilities to admit when I don't get it right (**notice that I didn't say that I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: My House, My Work, Observations Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, design, My House

It doesn’t count if it doesn’t get built

September 10, 2012 by Bob Borson 52 Comments

It doesn’t count if it doesn’t get built

I fully expect to have some people disagree with me today, even go so far as to unsubscribe because this is the post that they finally decide I am truly an idiot (something that they should have … [Read more...]

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

Remind me … why am I doing this again?

August 30, 2012 by Bob Borson 36 Comments

Remind me … why am I doing this again?

This is a "life" day here on Life of an Architect. I just got off the phone with someone whose name had a vowel to consonant ratio of at least 5:1 ... and my entire head is throbbing (can you have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural technology, blog, bob borson, Writing a blog

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