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Job Site Culture and Pride

December 22, 2011 by Bob Borson 29 Comments

. I had an interesting conversation with a contractor the other day - it centered on job site culture and how to create the right sort. I'm not talking about Fight Club sort of culture or stuff found on toilet seat sort of culture, this is about … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Contractors, Observations Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Construction Observation, Construction Process, contractors, conversations, modern house, Sale Street

The Genius of Charley Harper

December 20, 2011 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

Charley Harper 'Snowy Egret'

. Charley Harper is an American Modernist artist known for his illustrations of all sorts of wildlife. He called it "minimal realism" but I call it awesome. I had seen the work of Charley Harper before but didn't know what I was looking at. His … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: art, Graphics, Things that are Cool

Exterior Ceilings – Here’s an idea for you

December 19, 2011 by Bob Borson 29 Comments

Exterior Ceiling with wood slats

. In the picture above, you are looking up at the ceiling of  an exterior patio. More specifically, you are looking at 1x1 ipê wood strips attached to medium density overlay board that has been painted black, and a ipê wood trim ring around a … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Modern House, My Work Tagged With: Construction Observation, design, details, Sale Street

Beards of an Architect

December 15, 2011 by Bob Borson 44 Comments

Fake Beard Kit

Let’s talk stereotypes here for a minute. What do you think of when I say “Architect”? Something like this… . A clean shaven man in all black?  Thick rimmed glasses? Pretentious pose? We could substitute the clothes…leave or take the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Observations Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, Do you want to be an Architect, Scott Taylor, what?

Convention Centre EXPO Aragón

December 13, 2011 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Convention Centre of Aragon - interior lobby

One of the buildings that I really enjoyed when I was in Zaragoza, Spain (for the Reign in Spain trip earlier this year) was the Convention Centre of Aragón - a centerpiece for the entire Expo that took place in 2008. . . The Convention … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Observations, Travel Tagged With: photography, Spain, Travel, traveling

Facts about Architecture

December 12, 2011 by Bob Borson 57 Comments

Architecture Personified - the most interesting man in the room

. .  Architecture received his 5 year Architectural degree in only 4 years Architecture doesn't have a first or middle name When Architecture throws a party, he shows up 10 minutes later than fashionably late If a Grizzly Bear and a … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Observations Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society

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