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How to build a shower that won’t leak – Products

December 1, 2011 by Bob Borson 55 Comments

Building a proper shower starts with specifying the right sort of products. Because there are all sorts of sites out there that tell you how to build a shower (and since I don't build these myself), I am going to stick with something those other … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, My Work Tagged With: Materials, Products, Sale Street

Josef Albers – Homage to the Square

November 29, 2011 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

. Did you know that Josef Albers (March 19, 1888 – March 25, 1976) was a German-born American artist and educator whose work, both in Europe and in the United States, formed the basis of some of the most influential and far-reaching art education … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: My House Tagged With: art, My House

How much money does an architect make?

November 28, 2011 by Bob Borson 79 Comments

I get plenty of emails asking questions here at Life of an Architect - and over the last 12 months an increasing amount of them are either from students or associate/ intern level architects ... and this is how most of them look: . Dear Bob @ … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: Architects salary, career

Happy Thanksgiving

November 24, 2011 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Life of an Architect Happy Thanksgiving

I know that not everyone who visits me here at Life of an Architect celebrates Thanksgiving but since I do, I thought I would take the time to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. For everyone else, Happy Thursday. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Blog, Holidays, Life in General, Uncategorized Tagged With: blog, Writing a blog

My Mom’s Lemon Chess Pie

November 22, 2011 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

Lemon Chess Pie

Thanksgiving is just two days away and like a lot of people in the US, I have been thinking about all the classic food items that will adorn my holiday table. This is a first on Life of an Architect - I had never really spoken about food here on … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: about bob, Let's Blog Off, recipe

Lunchtime Architectural Products 02

November 21, 2011 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

This is the second installment of a reoccurring segment I am introducing here on Life of an Architect. I am calling it Lunchtime Architectural Products - where once or maybe twice a month show you what I think is the best handful of products I … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Materials and Products Tagged With: Lunchtime Architectural Products, Materials, Products

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