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Top Kitchen Appliances for 2012

April 9, 2012 by Bob Borson 27 Comments

Top Kitchen Appliances for 2012

Kitchens are the heart of a home and probably the space where clients have the strongest thoughts and opinions. I suppose that makes a lot of sense because it's the one room in the house that everyone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: kitchens, Products

Someone wants to buy my house

March 26, 2012 by Bob Borson 13 Comments

Someone wants to buy my house

Believe it or not, but my wife and I are living in the 5th house we have bought together ... and I have loved them all. Looking back on all the houses we have owned, there wasn't a single one that I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, My House, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, My House

Architecture Student Work Desks

March 15, 2012 by Bob Borson 30 Comments

Architecture Student Work Desks

Architecture studios in college have changed a lot over the last two decades - for the most part, computers and mouse pads have replaced Mayline parallel bars, borco table covers and drafting eraser … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations Tagged With: Architecture School, design studio, desk, Do you want to be an Architect

Shopping for Rocks

March 8, 2012 by Bob Borson 9 Comments

Shopping for Rocks

Sounds kind of stupid right...Shopping for Rocks? Let me explain...my wife and I decided that it was time to add a stone patio over the giant dust bowl that has become the area right outside the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, landscape, Scott Taylor

Pinterest for Architects

February 27, 2012 by Bob Borson 25 Comments

Pinterest for Architects

Unless you've had your head under a rock or extremely slow to discover new things, you have probably heard of Pinterest. One of the latest entries into the world of social networking, Pinterest is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: architectural technology, being a part of the design process, clients, design, Things that are Cool, tools of the trade

Tools of the trade: Sketchbook

February 16, 2012 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Tools of the trade: Sketchbook

Today I want to kick off an ongoing series of posts entitled Tools of the Trade. I’m not talking about “tools” like that guy in freshman studio who would get his guitar out and play Dave … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, My Work, Observations Tagged With: architectural sketching, sketchbook, tools of the trade

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