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Avant Garb-age

February 2, 2012 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Trash or is it

Dallas (my current home) is a bustling city with a center core, sprawling suburbs and cozy neighborhoods, it's a far cry from my hometown.  I grew up on a farm in Fairacres, NM (not the moo-cow, oink-oink type of place but an agricultural based farm) … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: Bulk trash day, furniture, mid century furniture

Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition – 2012

January 31, 2012 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition

. I am excited to announce plans to host the first ever Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition benefiting Dallas CASA! This is an event that is very near and dear to me and I have been working on a way on how to get more people … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Competition, Life in General, Playhouses Tagged With: CASA, Playhouse Competition, Volunteer

Creative Juices – recharging your batteries

January 30, 2012 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

The Honey Hole

It is only the end of January but I am feeling a little burned out, moving through the week in a fog-like creative vacuum - which is a really bad thing when you are in a creative field. It's time to break loose from my daily patterns and recharge the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, design, Travel

No, it’s all about me

January 26, 2012 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

Life of an Architect contributor Scott Taylor wrote an article, It's all about me introducing himself and explaining a bit about who he is and what makes him tick. He accomplished this by preparing a list of things that he felt defined his design … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: about bob, bob borson, Things that are Cool, what?

Architect – The best job in the world

January 24, 2012 by Bob Borson 31 Comments

. . Architect: the "Best Job in the World" ... for me. What did you think I would say? Okay ... if I am being honest Lottery Winner: the "Best Job in the World." that's not really a job but it's definitely a title I would be happy to … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, Architects, bob borson, Do you want to be an Architect

Rural Studio 2011 – Joanne’s House

January 23, 2012 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

20k Studio - Joannes House

Rural Studio is a design-build architecture program founded in 1993 by Auburn University professors Samuel 'Sambo' Mockbee and D.K.Ruth. Their goal for the program was to teach architecture students about the social responsibilities of the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Architecture and Society, Architecture School, Book Review, design studio

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