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Documenting with photos

January 9, 2012 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Documenting with photos

Architectural photography is serious business and I will be the first to tell you that I am not an architectural photographer ... unless the only requirement is that you take pictures of architecture. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Blog, Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: architectural technology, Construction Observation, Construction Process, photography, Products, social media

Form Follows Fitness

January 5, 2012 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

Form Follows Fitness

. The Modular Man (with a weight problem) . When asked what my New Year's resolutions were going to be this year I had to think about it for a few minutes. Before I start committing myself to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Observations Tagged With: Architects, Scott Taylor, sketching, what?

Job Site Culture and Pride

December 22, 2011 by Bob Borson 29 Comments

Job Site Culture and Pride

. I had an interesting conversation with a contractor the other day - it centered on job site culture and how to create the right sort. I'm not talking about Fight Club sort of culture or stuff found … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contractors, Observations Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Construction Observation, Construction Process, contractors, conversations, modern house, Sale Street

The Genius of Charley Harper

December 20, 2011 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

The Genius of Charley Harper

. Charley Harper is an American Modernist artist known for his illustrations of all sorts of wildlife. He called it "minimal realism" but I call it awesome. I had seen the work of Charley Harper … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: art, Graphics, Things that are Cool

Beards of an Architect

December 15, 2011 by Bob Borson 44 Comments

Beards of an Architect

Let’s talk stereotypes here for a minute. What do you think of when I say “Architect”? Something like this… . A clean shaven man in all black?  Thick rimmed glasses? Pretentious pose? We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Observations Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, Do you want to be an Architect, Scott Taylor, what?

Convention Centre EXPO Aragón

December 13, 2011 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Convention Centre EXPO Aragón

One of the buildings that I really enjoyed when I was in Zaragoza, Spain (for the Reign in Spain trip earlier this year) was the Convention Centre of Aragón - a centerpiece for the entire Expo that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations, Travel Tagged With: photography, Spain, Travel, traveling

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