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Should Architects Moonlight?

July 11, 2017 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

Architects and Moonlighting

Moonlighting is something that literally ever architect has done at one time or another in their career. There are a handful of reasons why an architect would consider moonlighting, but I honestly believe the main reason (as in 99% of the reason) is … [Continue reading]

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

Your First Architectural Job is Important

June 28, 2017 by Bob Borson 13 Comments

Your First Job as an Architect thumb

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. No, what I'm talking about is the first real job a person … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: architects office, career, conversations

486,712 is Not What I Signed Up For

June 26, 2017 by Bob Borson 34 Comments

Dunce

For those of you paying attention, I am almost at my wit's end. I have been sitting at my keyboard writing what could generously be described as "articles" on what it means to be an architect, and in a somewhat lesser capacity, pulling the curtain … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Blog, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, blog, conversations, Writing a blog

This is NOT Mentorship

June 13, 2017 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

This is my cat

In my life, I have never had someone I could call a mentor. That almost sounds preposterous, doesn't it? Surely there was someone, somewhere along the way that I turned to for guidance and support ... right? Well, I've been thinking about this for … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: advice, ArchiTalks, career

Modern Cabin – It’s Hard to Say Goodbye

June 6, 2017 by Bob Borson 49 Comments

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For an Architect, wrapping up a project is always a bittersweet moment. There is the joy and elation you feel for witnessing a project come to life that you have poured your heart and soul into ... and then the void that comes when you realize that … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Modern House, My Work, Projects, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, cabin, design, Modern Architecture, modern house

Business Cards for Architects

May 22, 2017 by Bob Borson 39 Comments

big pile of business cards

Is there a Blueprint background on your business card? Stupid What if you made your card out of a slice of hardwood? Stupid Maybe your card folds into a pop-up house? Super stupid Or maybe your business card is an unusual size? I might want to … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: architects office, design, graphic design

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