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Deconstruction versus Demolition

November 4, 2013 by Bob Borson 30 Comments

kitchen deconstruction

Deconstruction is an environmentally friendly alternative to demolition and on the KHouse Modern project, the existing house on site is currently going through the process of being taken apart piece by piece. Despite the fact that we are going to … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Buildings, Construction, Materials and Products, Residential Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, KHouse Modern, Materials, modern house

Architectural Tricks of the Trade

October 31, 2013 by Bob Borson 63 Comments

How to Fold an Architectural Drawing

Architects have all sorts of mannerisms and processes in place that seem to transcend their time and place. These traditions are passed from one generation to the next and are worth sharing and keeping. The other day, as I was sitting in my 9 square … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: Architects, architects office, video, what?

Graphic Standards – Part 2

October 28, 2013 by Bob Borson 81 Comments

Wood Siding Vent Detail - Architectural Graphics Standards

Last week we took a look at an article about "architectural graphic standards" ... and I kicked that article off by stating how an architect draws is a reflection of many things ... that you can frequently tell the priorities of a firm just by … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Graphics Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, details

heard around the architectural studio #009

October 24, 2013 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Cubebot Crime Scene

Does everything really need to go on Instagram?!? BOOM! - I just blew your mind. You should be on the floor with brain matter coming out of your ear ... and I would put it on Instagram I definitely would NOT like to see this picture ... … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Heard around the architectural studio Tagged With: architectural studio, quotes

Letters from a traveling Architecture Student

October 24, 2013 by Bob Borson 38 Comments

Postcards from Europe

23 years ago, as a fourth-year architecture student, I spent the Fall semester traveling around Western Europe soaking in all the architectural wonders I could find. I was 22 years old and had done very little traveling of any kind ... through the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, Architecture School, bob borson, Travel, traveling

Graphic Standards

October 21, 2013 by Bob Borson 128 Comments

Architectural Graphics

How an architect draws is a reflection of many things - you can frequently tell the priorities of a firm just by looking at the quality of their drawings. I didn't say the content of their drawings - and this isn't just semantics - it speaks to the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Graphics, My Work, Observations

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