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Make Your Own Opportunities

April 21, 2014 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Intern getting coffee

Young architectural interns are awesome … full of promise and possibility. I’ve been around the architectural block more times than I care to admit at this stage of my career and I have learned a few things along the way. One upside of working many … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: career, interns, Top Ten lists

I’m No Longer the Golden Boy

April 16, 2014 by Bob Borson 76 Comments

Bob's 46th birthday cake

Today is my 46th birthday - which in and of itself isn't particularly interesting - but as I am now officially on the downward slide towards the big 5-0 there is a phrase that has been coming to mind a bit more often: "You're the 'Golden Boy'" Most … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, bob borson, Top Ten lists

Motivation – and why it’s important

April 14, 2014 by Bob Borson 30 Comments

motivational steps - Great Wall of China

It's Sunday morning, it's raining outside, I'm really tired, and the consensus around the house is to lay about, read books and watch television. But not me ... I have things that "have" to be done ... or do I? Do these things really have to get … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General, Quotes Tagged With: a day in the life, conversations, quotes

Memories from Studio

April 10, 2014 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

In my very first studio class, we had an assignment to make a tertiary color wheel (12 colors) out of found objects. It turned out to be much harder than expected - I remember riding around residential neighborhoods searching for flowers I could … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Memories from Studio Tagged With: architectural studio, college

Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me

April 7, 2014 by Bob Borson 105 Comments

Architectural Sketch detail

Architectural sketching is becoming a thing of the past - at least that's how it seems to me most days. I graduated eons ago back in 1992, back in the days that pre-date computers being used in the studio. This doesn't mean that everyone who … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Graphics, Life in General, My Work, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, sketches, sketching

To Delete or Not To Delete …

April 3, 2014 by Bob Borson 98 Comments

DELETE Button

There are times when I am a glass is half-full sort of person and there are times when I am a glass-half-full-needs-to-be-poured-over-your-head type person. I generally don't like to complain unless I can find some humor in it because let's be … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: a day in the life, blog, conversations, Writing a blog

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