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My Three Favorite Wood Species

October 31, 2011 by Bob Borson 13 Comments

Modern Wood Species composite

I originally wrote this post for my friend Jamie Goldberg who maintains the kitchen design site "Gold Notes" . When I was asked to contribute to Jamie’s series on “Three Favorite …”  I said yes immediately, even though I knew that I would have a … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Guest post, Materials

Mosaic tile: Modern House Detail

October 28, 2011 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Master Bath mosaic

. The house has been dried in for a while and the interior finishes are starting to show up in force. One of the topics I discussed a while back were these custom mosaic wall panels that are getting installed in key locations throughout the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Modern House, My Work Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, Materials, modern house, Sale Street, tile

Red Flag words and phrases

October 26, 2011 by Bob Borson 45 Comments

Red Flags

. Sometimes it's just a vibe you get ... you know there's something wrong but you just haven't figured it out yet ... It's an uneasy feeling at best and when you are talking about meeting with potential new clients, it can be a matter of life or … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: clients, Stupid, what?

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BIM

October 20, 2011 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

. Today's post is written by Randy Deutsch, a nationally recognized leader in the advancement of BIM and IPD, he speaks & writes on their social implications on the AEC industry. BIM + Integrated Design  is one of the the websites that Randy … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: architectural technology, Guest post

Master Bath Shower – you displease me

October 17, 2011 by Bob Borson 38 Comments

Master bathroom shower - section sketch

Exactly 1 year, 3 months and 23 days ago, I introduced the Life of an Architect world to my Master Shower (i.e. - the shower in my own bath room). Yes, it was 480 days ago that I pointed out that my shower was in need of help but that I was on the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, My House, plans

Presentation Skills – Tips and Techniques

October 13, 2011 by Bob Borson 21 Comments

Unlike most professions, architects are fairly accustomed to standing up in front of a group of people and public speaking ... but that doesn't mean they like it (or even worse)  - that they are any good at doing it. The concern going through almost … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Architecture and Society, career, Do you want to be an Architect, students

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