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My Design Entry: Dallas CASA Playhouse

May 7, 2010 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Tomorrow is the final judging for the Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses. CASA (which stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates) is a nonprofit organization of community volunteers trained and supervised to serve as voices in court for abused and … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Competition, My Work, Playhouses Tagged With: bob borson, CASA, great to work with architects, Materials, playhouses, Trip to Arkansas

Architect’s House Part 2

May 5, 2010 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

Time for another round of my house is cool but..... Michelle and I are trying to implement Phase II of our home improvement (to call it a name seems to make it more real and possibly more likely to happen to my way of thinking). As per usual, we … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: My House Tagged With: My House

Job Site Vocabulary – a starter kit

May 4, 2010 by Bob Borson 8 Comments

I can still remember all the times I went on a job site and heard someone use a word I had never heard before. There is a unique language that gets used on a job site and by admitting you couldn't speak it, well, you might as well go sit in the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Materials and Products Tagged With: Materials

And now for something completely different….Snappy Salads

April 30, 2010 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

  I have invited Chris Dahlander, a long time friend, entrepreneur, and the creator/owner/operator of the restaurant Snappy Salads, to prepare a guest post. Chris and I have known each other for almost 30 years, he's a super-interesting … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: a day in the life, blog, snappy salads

How big is your blog?

April 28, 2010 by Bob Borson 13 Comments

Everything you ever wanted to know about writing a blog; how to attract readers, increase traffic to your site, pump up your email subscriptions, reduce your bounce rate, etc – you won’t find here because I don’t know how to do that stuff either. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: My Work Tagged With: blog, bob borson, Writing a blog

Architecture and Society

April 26, 2010 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

I remember something that one of my favorite college professors said during my very first class. The teacher was Larry Speck - didn't know who he was at the time but is definitely someone I am glad was part of my formative architectural years. He … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Architecture and Society, wine

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