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December 12, 2017 by Bob Borson 45 Comments

What If [Hindsight is 20 20]

Hindsight is 20/20, or so the phrase goes. It basically means that if you knew then what you know now, you would do things differently and avoid some mistake or misstep. Other than being able to possibly avoid some catastrophic event, the idea … [Continue reading]

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

How Architects Talk to One Another

December 6, 2017 by Bob Borson 20 Comments

Roll of Trace Paper - photo by Bob Borson

Since I spend a majority of my time trying exceedingly hard to not sound like an architect, it's always a bit of a jolt to my system when I jump back into an environment when it's actually important to sound like one. This is the situation I found … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics, Life in General, My Work, Observations, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, architectural studio, conversations, design studio, sketching

What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2017]

November 28, 2017 by Bob Borson 21 Comments

Life of an Architect Christmas by Bob Borson

In what has become an annual "must write" post, I present to you THE definitive list of "What to Get an Architect for Christmas." This is the 8th version of this list and I'm not going to lie, I'm starting to feel a little like Ebenezer Scrooge about … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Holidays, Life in General, Materials and Products Tagged With: Gifts, Holiday

Keep Calm and Steal My Stuff

November 21, 2017 by Bob Borson 31 Comments

Keep Calm and Love Architecture Image Search

Where the internet is concerned, people have a "help yourself" attitude. When I first started my site, I will confess that I was ignorant of the nuances of what was, and what wasn't, off limits. Common sense and my 10th-grade English class should … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Blog, Graphics, Life in General, My Work, Observations, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, blog, what?, Writing a blog

Side Hustle – Is it Right for You?

November 14, 2017 by Bob Borson 27 Comments

Bob Borson Lecture at University of Texas at Arlington

I am an architect who suffers from logorrhea (real word, possibly a fake diagnosis), and along with my glibness and sense of humor, I have managed to channel these attributes into a website that is focused on being an architect and what that means … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Blog, Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: blog, career, Writing a blog

The Salk Institute

November 1, 2017 by Bob Borson 35 Comments

Salk Institute exterior concrete stair towers

Something happened recently that I didn't see coming ... I visited a building that I had known about since college, seen a million and one pictures of the project, but truly didn't appreciate until I walked the space and experienced the … [Continue reading]

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

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