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A Drywall Contractor’s Bag [Bucket]

August 28, 2013 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

drywall contractor Jonathan Kathol

A few days ago I thought it would be a good idea to take the contents of my "architect's" bag and lay them out OCD style on a table and show everyone what an architect like me carries around. What I didn't realize at the time is that that was the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bags, Materials and Products Tagged With: a day in the life, Construction Process, Products

Architects At the Movies

August 26, 2013 by Bob Borson 43 Comments

old time projector

It's time to go to the movies* with your architect buddies! So get your popcorn and box of Milk Duds ... the film is about to roll!** I'd like to say that architects are visually oriented individuals and as such, we like a good film as much, if … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Staff Contributions Tagged With: a day in the life, the studio

heard around the studio #002

August 23, 2013 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

When in doubt ... grid it out! … [Continue reading]

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

Leadership versus Management

August 22, 2013 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

leadership vs management

Leadership has a funny way of exposing your shortcomings and glaring inadequacies. Traits that were once fairly easy to mask - temperament, procrastination, lack of technical knowledge - are no longer so easy to wrap up in a witty phrase and charming … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career Tagged With: architects office, career

heard around the architectural studio #001

August 20, 2013 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

"Are these columns doing anything?" "You mean, other than holding the roof up?" … [Continue reading]

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

An Architect’s Bag

August 19, 2013 by Bob Borson 60 Comments

Jack Spade Architectural Messenger Bag

There are many stereotypes associated with being an architect - our "over-the-shoulder" messenger bag is certainly one of them. In my particular case, I definitely fit the mold of the architects stereotype because not only do I have a messenger bag, … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Bags, Do you want to be an Architect?, Materials and Products Tagged With: about bob, Architects, architectural technology, bob borson, design

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