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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

Graphic Design and the Dallas AIA Associates

August 4, 2010 by Bob Borson 10 Comments

I am sitting on a panel at the upcoming Texas Society of Architects convention - seminar #101046 from 10:00 to 11:30 Saturday, October 16th. The topic is "The Purpose of Social Media for Architects". Sounds great right? I'm not really sure what it … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Observations Tagged With: Architecture and Society, bob borson, social media

The Japanese Playhouse – Complete

August 3, 2010 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

The 2010 ORIX Parade of Playhouses benefiting Dallas CASA is coming to a close - at least for me. My playhouse is getting delivered to Northpark Mall today and over the next three days, all 17 playhouses will be delivered, inspected, and installed. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Competition, My Work, Playhouses Tagged With: bob borson, CASA, playhouses

Low Cost Modern House Challenge

August 2, 2010 by Bob Borson 107 Comments

I am starting a side project  - one I don't have time for but it has been nagging at me for a long time. I am going to take on a challenge to design a low-cost modern home. This is going to be a single family detached home with all the program … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: My Work, Observations Tagged With: Low cost modern house challenge, modern house

I’m learning a new skill – watercolor

July 28, 2010 by Bob Borson 41 Comments

So believe it or not, I don't know how to watercolor. It's a little amazing to be quite honest that my bag is soooo full but I don't have that particular skill. I've thought about 'doing it' lots of times - 'cause it looks so awesome on architectural … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: My Work Tagged With: bob borson

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