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Architects on the Screen

July 28, 2021 by Andrew Hawkins 6 Comments

The Fountainhead movie

As a profession, architects have been portrayed in various movies and television series for almost as long as the mediums have been around. I thought for today I would hit some of the titles that portray architects in entertainment media. I am … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Life in General, Uncategorized Tagged With: Architects & Media, Architecture and Society, conversations

Ep 080: Is Architecture Art?

July 25, 2021 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Leapfrog by Annora Spence

Architecture meets the needs and goals of those who inhabit it. Architecture involves a great deal of artistic skill and creative energy … and it originates in a creative spark that comes from within the architect, but does that make it “art”? It is … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Episodes, Observations, Podcast, Theories Tagged With: Architecture and Society, art, conversations

Happy Hour at the Borson House

July 20, 2021 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

The Borson Family Frozen Grapefruit Paloma

Whew. That's a good way to describe my weekend once I got to 2:00 pm on Sunday. The last several months - and particularly the last few weeks - have been very busy and to be frank, fairly stressful. Several things came to a conclusion on Sunday and … [Continue reading]

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

Ep 079: Designing a House

July 11, 2021 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Creating a Culture of Design 02

Designing a house is easy, anybody can do it … at least that’s what most people think. The reality is that there are literally thousands of nuances that when all added up make the difference between a house that suits your needs and one that simply … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Observations, Podcast, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural studio, design, design studio, Podcast, Residential Architect

Renderings for Residential Design

July 6, 2021 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

If there is one thing that I love most about the design process, is that there is always something new to learn. This is generally true about the entire profession of architecture - things are always changing - what you would once dismiss as … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Design, Design Studio, Graphics, Residential, Tools of the Trade Tagged With: architects office, architectural studio, architectural technology, design studio, Graphics, Residential Architect

Ep 078: Redlines

June 27, 2021 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

The Value of Creating Redlines

“Redlines” is the word used in an architectural office to reference the red ink that is typically used to mark up corrections that need to be made on architectural drawings. Is this phrase outdated? Do people even use red anymore? Does the experience … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Career, Design, Design Studio, Episodes, Graphics, Office, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, design, design studio, details, Graphics, Podcast, sketching

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