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My Job is Definitely Better than Yours

August 17, 2015 by Bob Borson 24 Comments

My Job is Definitely Better than Yours

There are a lot of reasons why I like being an architect, some of which I’ve covered here before on site. In particular, I really enjoy being an architect that specializes in residential architecture … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, My Work, Observations, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, bob borson, conversations, Do you want to be an Architect

Students and Design Contests

June 18, 2015 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Students and Design Contests

If there is a topic in the design world that every designer unilaterally has an opinion on - its design contests. From my standpoint, I am a fan of contests where the goal of the contests falls in to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kitchen, Residential, SZW Kitchen Design Contest Tagged With: Design Competition, kitchens, SubZero and Wolf, SZW

KHouse Modern – Drywall Progress

April 7, 2015 by Bob Borson 44 Comments

KHouse Modern – Drywall Progress

I haven't provided an update on the KHouse Modern in a long while so this post is quite overdue. This house is really amazing and the craft in which it is being built is incredible ... and sometimes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Materials and Products, My Work, Residential Tagged With: architectural technology, Construction Observation, Construction Process, KHouse Modern, Materials, modern house

Master Bathroom Prison Toilets

February 3, 2015 by Bob Borson 43 Comments

Master Bathroom Prison Toilets

Hi. My name is Bob and I seem to talk about toilets a lot here at Life of an Architect. Not because I love toilets - which maybe I do, they are kind of funny - but because there are a lot of bathroom … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, My Work, Observations, Residential Tagged With: bathrooms, design, humor, residential

Sketching during Schematic Design

November 20, 2014 by Bob Borson 35 Comments

Sketching during Schematic Design

So what exactly is schematic design? In short order, schematic design is the initial design phase in any project. The first step is called programming which is when the client and architect discuss … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, My Work, Residential, Sketching Tagged With: Architects, being a part of the design process, design, great to work with architects

Weekly Job Site Meetings

October 27, 2014 by Bob Borson 29 Comments

Weekly Job Site Meetings

I know I've said before that meetings are a complete waste of time - at least most of them are. Job site meetings ... the ones that actually happen as you are walking around the site (instead of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Modern House, My House, Residential Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, KHouse Modern

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