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Moving Memories

May 28, 2013 by Bob Borson 32 Comments

Bulletin Board - Empty

My office is amazing and I can't believe I am leaving it. I have not been looking forward to moving out of my office - there are a lot of memories in there ... Before I start boxing everything up and sending stuff off into storage, I thought I would … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, career

If it’s wrong, Bob probably did it …

May 23, 2013 by Bob Borson 21 Comments

exit strategy

If you are a reader of this site, you are probably familiar that I resigned last week and took a position in a new firm. In addition to the stress that came along with the decision to leave, came the stress associated with figuring out an exit … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, bob borson, career

It’s Never Easy to Say Goodbye

May 20, 2013 by Bob Borson 51 Comments

Bob Borson, Architect

It's never easy to say goodbye but after 11 years that's exactly what is happening - . . This is really the first part of two posts that I will write on the subject - the second coming in a few weeks after things have settled down just a bit. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Career Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, bob borson

Big or Small? What’s the right sized firm for you

May 15, 2013 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

Big versus Little

For young architects and recent architectural graduates, trying to determine what the right size architectural firm for you means that there are a few things that you should consider. This is one of the questions that I get asked the most often so I … [Continue reading]

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

Cottonwood Modern – Steel Trellis

May 13, 2013 by Bob Borson 13 Comments

metal trellis detail

We have been working on the Cottonwood Modern project for a while now with most of the work focusing on running electrical and plumbing, putting in the fire sprinklers, and setting the recessed lighting. While this sort of thing (believe it or not) … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Modern House, My Work Tagged With: Cottonwood, Cottonwood Modern, design, details, Modern Architecture, modern house

You say “Crafty”, I say “Handy”

May 9, 2013 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Reupholstering Chairs

First off let me acknowledge that never in a million-billion years did I think I would be writing on todays subject ... reupholstering chairs. I mean, architects are all about hammers, power tools and blenders ... not fabric. Even as I write this, I … [Continue reading]

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