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Life of an Architect – For Sale

June 20, 2011 by Bob Borson 50 Comments

The other day I found out that according to the "experts", my website www.lifeofanarchitect.com is valued at $173,062 and I thought to myself that can't possibly be correct. The content on this site could surely be had with some loose change and 3 … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Blog, Life in General Tagged With: blog, social media, Writing a blog

The Blame Game – Job Site Conflict Resolution

June 16, 2011 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Rock'em Sock'em Robots

. I was once told by my father-in-law that I would make a great contractor. Considering that he is a construction manager himself and has run projects as large as $730,000,000 (yes - that's closing in on a billion) if he's talking construction, I … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Contractors Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, contractors, Residential Architect

Ads from Architectural Forum Magazine

June 14, 2011 by Bob Borson 5 Comments

Cover of October 1940 The Architectural Forum Magazine

It's been a while since I thumbed through my old Architectural Forum issues for hilarious (yet insightful) ads for architectural and interior building products. This time I grabbed the October 1940 issue and sorted through the ads looking for … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: ads, Architectural Forum

Life of an Architect: The Graphics

June 13, 2011 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

There is something that makes this site different from most other architectural blog sites. It is something that most can't quite put their finger on ... but there is something there - you can smell it. Some might say it's the in-depth critical … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Blog, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, blog, bob borson, sketching, Writing a blog

Kelly’s Kitchen Sync – Book Review

June 9, 2011 by Bob Borson 9 Comments

Kelly's Kitchen Sync

. A good friend of mine just had her book published and I asked her if I could review it here on Life of an Architect. Kelly Morisseau, a Certified Master Kitchen and Bath Designer (CMKBD) has written 'Kelly's Kitchen Sync' a practical hands on book … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, kitchens

Outdoor Showers

June 9, 2011 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Atla outdoor shower

. In just a few more weeks, I will be off on my annual family vacation. We are heading out to Seaside, Florida - which will be the 5th or 6th time we've gone here since my daughter Kate was born. I was talking with her the other day, asking if she … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General, Materials and Products, Travel Tagged With: memories, Travel, traveling

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