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The Best Architectural Websites

August 27, 2012 by Bob Borson 38 Comments

The Best Architectural Websites

The Top Architectural Websites in the World . That sounds pretty important doesn't it? At the very least it sounds comprehensive ... it suggests an extensive and exhaustive collection of the best … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Observations Tagged With: blog, design, Top Ten lists, Writing a blog

Can you steal design?

August 6, 2012 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Can you steal design?

Authentic versus Reproduction. This is a topic that I think about more than I should because it relates to some of the things I do. An easy way to introduce the topic is to take a look at Mid-Century … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations Tagged With: conversations, design, furniture

Sketching, Math and Drafting
Just part of the process

July 30, 2012 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

Sketching, Math and Drafting <br> Just part of the process</br>

If you are an architect, sketching, math and drafting are just part of the process. Sure, they don't sound very sexy but if you want to get something the looks really great, it's going to take time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Modern House, My Work, Observations Tagged With: architects office, architectural sketching, Construction Observation, Construction Process, details, Sale Street

Grammar ain’t all that

July 27, 2012 by Bob Borson 21 Comments

Grammar ain’t all that

For those of you who have been through Life of an Architect before, you will know that I take a lot of liberties with my "grammar". That's right, I am a bad boy when it comes to following some of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Observations Tagged With: blog, Stupid, what?, Writing a blog

John Ruskin:
Common Law of Business Balance

June 21, 2012 by Bob Borson 31 Comments

John Ruskin: <br>Common Law of Business Balance</br>

I stumbled upon a quote the other day that really resonated with me - although I had thought through it many times before, I hadn't ever heard or read it put so succinctly. It is called "The Common … [Read more...]

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

Architects and Photography

April 30, 2012 by Bob Borson 36 Comments

Architects and Photography

I am setting myself up here in a major way by saying that photography is a skill that more architects should practice. You could infer from that comment that I might be holding myself out as an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations Tagged With: architectural technology, Do you want to be an Architect, photography, tools of the trade, Writing a blog

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