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KHouse Modern – Progress Update 03

October 14, 2013 by Bob Borson 36 Comments

KHouse Modern view from Alley View

If your new here at Life of an Architect, say hello to the KHouse Modern project. This is the project that I will be featuring as we go through the design, construction document, and construction process. It's been just over a month since my last … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Design, Modern House, My Work Tagged With: architectural technology, design, KHouse Modern, NMH 2013 KHouse, Revit

KRob 2013 – Architectural Delineation Competition

October 10, 2013 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

Samuel Ringman Finalist Professional Physical Submission thumbnail

If you like architectural "drawings" than you've just landed on the mother lode. Those of us in the architectural business (because architects like to use big words) call these "architectural delineations" or "renderings." Drawings are what go up on … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: Architects, architectural technology, design

Just do what I tell you

October 7, 2013 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Uncle Sam - We Want You

"Just do what I tell you" ... what a horrible arrangement of 6 words. You would hope that the only time this phrase is issued is when a 4-year-old is involved and even then ... kind of dodgy. It's rude and it's not conducive to creating healthy … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, conversations, great to work with architects

heard around the architectural studio #008

October 3, 2013 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

... I'm more about the physical winning ... not the word winning … [Continue reading]

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

Do You Have What it Takes to be an Architect?

October 2, 2013 by Bob Borson 38 Comments

Do you have what it takes to be an architect

Do I have what it takes to be an Architect? Will I be any good at architecture if I become an architect? Will I make any money as an architect? ... These are probably the three most asked questions I have been getting lately - which if you were … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect

Architects and their Deserted Island Music

September 30, 2013 by Bob Borson 42 Comments

Deserted Island Music thumbnail

There is a game I like to play, it usually involves someone being stranded on a deserted island ... and they have to pick their favorite [fill in the blank]. Maybe this is a juvenile game but that's okay because I'm juvenile at heart. One version … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Life in General Tagged With: Music

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