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Architectural Portfolios and Their True Purpose

May 6, 2013 by Bob Borson 51 Comments

Architectural Portfolio - Bob Borson

At one point or another, every architecture student or graduate has a portfolio of their work that they have agonized over creating. I had one - maintained it for several years too - it was the tool I used to land my first AND second jobs. I was … [Continue reading]

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

You know it’s me right?

May 2, 2013 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Bob Borson Google Search Results

I have a very large digital footprint (my non-digital footprint is a size 11). There are things that if someone really wanted to find out information about me, it wouldn't be that hard. If you type "Bob Borson" into Google, you'll get over 30,000 … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, conversations

The Winners – 2013 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

April 29, 2013 by Bob Borson 10 Comments

2013 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition Winners

The 2nd Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition has officially come to close! It was an amazing competition this year with so many really great designs ... the pressure has really turned up on for me to get more of these playhouses … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Competition, Playhouse Competition 2013, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Design Competition

What does an Architect do?

April 23, 2013 by Bob Borson 65 Comments

I have good friend Enoch Sears sitting in and writing today's post. I get a lot of questions from people who want to be architects, love architecture but feel that they aren't creative enough to work in this field. Don't worry about that, there is a … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Guest Posts Tagged With: Architects, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Guest post

The Finalists – 2013 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

April 22, 2013 by Bob Borson 27 Comments

The last several days have been a blur of activity, culminating in the advancement of 30 playhouse designs in the 2nd Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition. And we're not done yet! The final judging will take place this coming … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Competition, Playhouse Competition 2013, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA

2013 Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition – What Happens Next

April 16, 2013 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

2013 Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition Registrations by country

The 2013 Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition is officially begun!! The playhouse designs were technically due exactly one minute ago (11:59 pm Central Standard Time although I know of some that will be coming in a little late. It's for charity … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Competition, Life in General, Playhouse Competition 2013, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Design Competition

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