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An Architect’s Desk

September 20, 2011 by Bob Borson 61 Comments

The picture below is of my old office ... and the reason I have this picture is that I was experimenting with a recently acquired wide angle lens and wondered how much of this small room could I get in one picture. The act of doing this started me … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: architects office, desk, Do you want to be an Architect

BlogTour 2011 – The Agenda

September 19, 2011 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

This week I am leaving for London - a trip that I can credit to having this blog (and the good graces of Veronika Miller at Modenus). I thought it would be interesting to pull the curtain back a bit and show you what happens on a trip like this one. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Blog tour 2011, London, Travel

Planning and Zoning Departments make my face hurt

September 15, 2011 by Bob Borson 37 Comments

Partial Front Elevation Rendering

Planning and Zoning Departments make my face hurt. Maybe not as bad as the original "this make my face hurt" and the infamous "this really make my face hurt" ... but my face still hurt. . Do you know what this piece of paper represents? … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Design, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, builder homes, design, Materials

Matthew Carbone – Architectural Photographer

September 13, 2011 by Bob Borson 10 Comments

New York City image from Matthew Carbone

As a photographer there are times you simply have to embrace what's given to you and build off of that. Matthew Carbone I have a good friend in photographer Matthew Carbone despite the fact that we have never actually met. Since I started my blog … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Interview, photography

Giant Leopard Moth

September 12, 2011 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

I named my site "Life of an Architect" because some days would be "architect" days and others would be "life". I had a life moment last night that I wanted to share - I'll resume with the architecture type stuff tomorrow. This is a Giant … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, what?

100 Percent Design – London 2011

September 8, 2011 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Still doing research for my upcoming trip to London - today I was taking a look at 100% Design London - a showcase of a vast range of weird and wonderful materials from wood and plastic to embroidered wallpaper and steel cladding. This is the 16th … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Travel Tagged With: Blog tour 2011, London, Materials, Products

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