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Residential Architecture 101: Shower Design

March 15, 2021 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Residential Architecture 101: Shower Design

Welcome to Residential Architecture 101: Shower Design - a new post in a long-dormant series that I am already regretting putting together. While I think a post like this will ultimately be extremely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architectural Graphics - The Series, Construction, Design, Graphics, Observations, Residential, Residential Architecture 101 Tagged With: architectural sketching, being a part of the design process, design, details, Residential Architect

Residential Architecture 101: Wood Veneer

October 16, 2014 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Residential Architecture 101: Wood Veneer

Setting out to  create a Residential Architecture 101: Wood Veneer entry on wood seemed like an obvious topic to cover - although I haven't been focusing on this series in a while. The first post was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Materials and Products, Products, Residential Architecture 101 Tagged With: architectural studio, Materials, Residential Architect

Residential Architecture 101: Shutters

March 24, 2011 by Bob Borson 126 Comments

Residential Architecture 101: Shutters

A few weeks ago I started a new series called Residential Architecture 101 and the first item we reviewed was material transitions in exterior applications, and yes, it was mind-blowing!! (read it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations, Residential, Residential Architecture 101 Tagged With: Materials, Products, what?

Residential Architecture 101: Materials

March 10, 2011 by Bob Borson 63 Comments

Residential Architecture 101: Materials

Many of the details that go into designing a project aren't that noticeable but are very important. I can almost always tell when an architect was involved in a project just by looking at a few simple … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations, Residential Architecture 101 Tagged With: builder homes, great to work with architects

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