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Sketching Details

November 4, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Dining Room Canopy Light Detail by Scott Case

It's not a secret - or at least it shouldn't be much of one. Architects should be on Instagram and I would like for them to post pictures of what they do during the day. There is so much good stuff out there that people are doing and few people know … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architectural Sketches - The Series, Design, Graphics, Interior Design, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, architectural studio, details, Graphics, sketching

036: Labor is Cheap, Skill is Not

October 27, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

construction-methods-in-Santo-Domingo - photo by Bob Borson

Architecture and skilled craft go hand in hand, but you may not be aware that the number of skilled individuals that are required to bring an architect’s ideas to reality and in today's episode, Andrew and I are talking about the state of skilled … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Contractors, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast Tagged With: career, Construction Process, Episodes, Podcast

7 Minutes in Heaven

October 22, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Bob Borson Presenting

I would not be surprised to learn that you might be reading this post just because of the title. Just to get it out of the way - right up front - this is not the 7-minutes in heaven that you heard about when you were between the ages of 13 and 16, … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, career

035: Architecture and Math

October 13, 2019 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Hard Math on a Chalkboard black and white

If you ever thought about being an architect but thought you couldn’t handle the math, you aren’t alone. At parties across the land, as soon as someone finds out there is an architect in the crowd, there is a story being told about how they wanted to … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Observations, Podcast, Schools of Architecture Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, architects office, Architecture School, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Steel Stair Panels – Guardrails and Handrails

October 7, 2019 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Work214 Stair Handrail Shop Drawings 01

"Stairapalooza" might not be the best word for it but guardrailapalooza definitely isn't any better ... Handrailapalooza? Nope, that's not it either, but that's really what today's post is all about ... the steel guardrails and wood handrails at the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Construction, Design, Graphics, Oak Grove Tagged With: design, details, Graphics, Materials

034: Let’s Get Physical

September 29, 2019 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Modern Cabin

Architectural models are clearly within the architect's domain but are you within the "physical models are better" or "digital models are better" camp? That's the subject matter today as we discuss architectural models and their role in the creative … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Graphics, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, design studio, models, Podcast

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