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Words that Architects use: Architect Bingo Card #3

December 2, 2010 by Bob Borson 5 Comments

So a few weeks ago I wrote a post on how to speak like an architect with the premise that if you want to be an architect, you have to speak in a certain way or no one will take you very seriously. Because I am just the sort of guy to try to help … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Observations Tagged With: conversations, design studio, students

Design Quotes

December 1, 2010 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

. Every now and then you need something to pick you up, distract you from the blank page, and let you know that everything is okay and that you are awesome (not necessarily in that order). Here are 25  of my most favorite design related quotes that … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects Tagged With: conversations, what?

Words that Architects use: Architect Bingo Card #2

November 30, 2010 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

So a few weeks ago I wrote a post on how to speak like an architect with the premise that if you want to be an architect, you have to speak in a certain way; if you don’t, no one will take you very seriously. Yes, it is true that architects tend to … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Observations Tagged With: conversations, design studio, students

The Shade Store – Installing roller shades

November 29, 2010 by Bob Borson 25 Comments

Few things say Happy Thanksgiving like a turkey home improvement project - and this year we decided to put some blinds on the windows in the kitchen. After spending all day in the kitchen last Thanksgiving, with two ovens and 4 burners running all … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, My House Tagged With: Materials, Products

Fun with Tile | Trend USA

November 23, 2010 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

Trend USA, an Italian mosaic producer with offices around the world, announced a new process for making mosaics recently. It's something they're calling an elaboration, and to achieve it they use proprietary CAD-based software to assign colors and … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General, Materials and Products Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Materials, tile

Ads from Architectural Forum – Kitchen & Baths

November 22, 2010 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

So it's time for another round of ads from the Architectural Forum circa 1939 and 1940 but this time I am focusing on Kitchen and Bath ads. Other than white lead ads, kitchen and bath products take up more than their fair share of advertising space … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: ads

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