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What is Art?

August 17, 2010 by Bob Borson 42 Comments

Art can truly be judged by you, the individual, as far as you yourself are concerned, by only one measure. It is not a static but an energy measure. Do not ask what the art is or ought to be, for this is debatable and will inevitably lead to endless … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: conversations

Greene & Greene and Modernism: Complete Perfection

August 16, 2010 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Sitting in for me today is David Mathias - a good friend of mine who has a book forthcoming titled: 'Greene & Greene Furniture - Poems of Wood & Light',  an examination of the houses and furniture of Charles and Henry Greene. Needless to say … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Guest Posts Tagged With: Guest post

Modern Toilet Room

August 12, 2010 by Bob Borson 36 Comments

Modern toilet room layout

Powder bath rooms generally drive me crazy. Not the ones in my projects (obviously) but the generic ones I see when I go into older homes or the new builder homes of my friends *cringe*. I need to ask you to assume that I am not a design snob and … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: My Work, Observations Tagged With: bob borson, builder homes, plans

Dallas and a Calatrava Bridge – we have one

August 10, 2010 by Bob Borson 10 Comments

I was driving to an event last week and I saw the new Santiago Calatrava bridge going up just outside downtown Dallas. It has been a long time in coming - ten years. I thought to myself  - Dallas really is becoming a great destination location for … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Dallas Architecture Tagged With: Dallas Architecture

What’s in a name?

August 9, 2010 by Bob Borson 36 Comments

. Peter Bohlin Glenn Murcutt Renzo Piano Samuel Mockbee Michael Graves Fay Jones Philip Johnson Richard Neutra Alvar Aalto Walter Gropius What do these people have in common? Yes they have all been awarded the AIA Gold Medal "in … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, bob borson

The Rural Studio – the 20K House

August 5, 2010 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

photo credit Rural Studio

I am lending my support and turning over my website to Eric Schmid, a recent graduate from the University of Oklahoma Scholars Program with a Bachelors in Architecture and a minor in Business. Eric and I have been talking about a highly competitive … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Rural Studio

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