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Fair Day?

September 27, 2010 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

So I went to the Fair on Sunday with my family. It was supposed to be on Saturday but it was raining so hard, it would have been a bad decision to go. Going to the State Fair of Texas was going to be a treasure trove of things for me to "observe" … [Continue reading]

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

The Brick House Goes Thrifting

September 23, 2010 by 19 Comments

I am handing over the reins of Life of an Architect today to a friend of mine - Morgan Satterfield, who can generally be found at the helm of her own website The Brick House. I find her endlessly entertaining and her site is one of a handful that I … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: blog, conversations, Guest post

Top 10 Modern Kitchen Design Trends

September 22, 2010 by Bob Borson 57 Comments

I have been getting asked about kitchens quite a bit lately - at least more than normal - and most of the questions are centered around what modern kitchen trends am I seeing. To be honest, I am not a trend follower, at least not intentionally. I'm … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: counter tops, Materials, metal, modern house

Social Media Superhero?

September 21, 2010 by Bob Borson 20 Comments

So today's another Blog Off, an event where bloggers of all stripes weigh in on the same topic. This week's topic is "Do social sites like Facebook connect the world or isolate people?" Sometimes you get more than you bargained for ... but it's … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: about bob, bob borson, social media, Writing a blog

Modern Cabana

September 16, 2010 by Bob Borson 34 Comments

photo by Charles Davis Smith

. I don't normally feature my own work on this site but I just received the professional photography back and things looked so good that I felt like I had to share this project. Here's how this project came to be: the client was going to put a … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: My Work Tagged With: Materials, Modern Architecture, modern house, plans, Residential Architect

New York City | Part II

September 14, 2010 by Bob Borson 9 Comments

So yesterday I wrote the about the first leg of my New York Fashion Week trip to look at the fine offerings from Brizo faucets. There was a lot of really interesting information that Brizo covered and it was a real treat to have an insiders look into … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, bob borson, New York

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