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027: Is That Even Legal?

June 23, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Justice is Blind (photo by Don Sniegowski)

How much time have you spent thinking about the legal side of architecture?  If you are like most architects, you probably haven't spent enough time thinking about it. While it may not be the sexiest part of the architectural profession,  it is … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Episodes, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, advice, architects office, career, Podcast

Small, Big, Really Small, and Just Right

June 19, 2019 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

paint samples on the wall

During construction, on every single project of my career, there is a conversation that I have with my clients ... and it has to do with the size of the rooms. At very predictable times during construction, I know that the clients will think a room … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Construction, Life in General, Oak Grove, Observations Tagged With: Construction Observation, conversations, scale

026: First Jobs

June 9, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Getting your first job

Pretty simple and straightforward sentence – “Your first architectural job is important.” Let me clarify that I’m not talking about summer jobs or internships … those don’t really count because they have a known shelf-life associated with them. No, … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Episodes, Life in General Tagged With: architects office, career, working

Vegas Baby!

June 3, 2019 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

On Wednesday, I will be heading out to the American Institute of Architects 2019 National Convention. Attending events like these for me are equal parts wonderful and terrible - at least I hope they are at least equal. I've been attending this … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Architecture and Society, Travel

025: Architectural Bucket List

May 27, 2019 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Today we are talking about Architectural Bucket lists. Everyone knows what a bucket list is – things you want to do or achieve in your life. For an architect, this could be visiting Therme Vals in Switzerland by Peter Zumthor, or if this was prior to … [Continue reading]

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

Interior Stairwell Design and Graphics

May 21, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Oak Grove Interior Stair Metal Panels Axon

Few people love putting together stair drawings, but I think you'll agree that some stairs are more fun to detail than others. Such is the case for the monumental stairwell we've been working on for our Work214 shared coworking space. The front of … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Buildings, Design, Graphics, Oak Grove Tagged With: Construction Process, design, details

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