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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

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

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