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Notre Dame Cathedral – A Tragic Fire

April 16, 2019 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Notre Dame Cathedral night view from the Seine 02 June 2010 photo by Bob Borson

Yesterday was April 15th, a Monday, and the day that the world-wide beloved Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire and suffered heartwrenching damage. I found about the fire from one of my co-workers shortly after the fire began and I ended up streaming … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Buildings, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: Architecture and Society, photography, Travel, what?

022: Residential Construction Costs

April 14, 2019 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

In the beginning, when you are starting to plan your budget for building a new house, residential construction costs are not that complicated unless you really want to make them that way. There are some general broad stroke pieces of information that … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Construction, Contractors, Dallas Architecture, Episodes, Office Tagged With: architects office, Construction Process, contractors, Podcast, residential construction costs

Master Bathroom … Again

April 9, 2019 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Master Bathroom Floorplan original

Apparently, I don't like myself very much. I am basing this on all the evidence I have on hand  ... and I use the word "evidence" because the master bathroom in my current home is a crime scene. Not an actual crime scene, (although I would not have … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: My House Tagged With: bathrooms, design, My House

021: Making an Architect

March 31, 2019 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

left and right brain

There isn’t an architect walking the planet that hasn't questioned if they were making the right decision when they decided to become an architect – at least not if they’re being honest with themselves … which leads us to today’s topic of “Making an … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General Tagged With: advice, Architects, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Stairs are Complicated

March 26, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Oak Grove Stair Sections 01

Some of the most complicated and underappreciated architectural drawings to ever exist are those depicting stairs. While I will readily concede that part of me likes the technical challenges that come from detailing stairs, the vast majority of me … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Graphics, Oak Grove Tagged With: architectural sketching, architectural technology, details, Graphics, Modern Architecture

020: The Construction Bid Process

March 17, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Pay Applications - Malone Maxwell Borson Architects

Every client wants to know what their project is going to cost and who’s going to build it. That means sending the drawings out and getting contractors involved … Let’s get ready to rumble because “The Construction Bid Process ” is today’s … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Construction, Contractors, Episodes Tagged With: construction, Construction Observation, Construction Process, great to work with architects, Podcast

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