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Something Every Young Architect Should Do

May 16, 2017 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

Savioney Levinsky

Just about a month ago, I turned 49 years old. Since I have the maturity of a 20-something, I don't worry about how old I am, but I do find myself reflecting, on occasion, about lost opportunities that have passed me by. Luckily, I don't have too … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Travel Tagged With: Architecture and Society, career, conversations, Travel

Architectural Portfolios

May 8, 2017 by Bob Borson 30 Comments

If you are an architectural student - or a young architecture school graduate - Architectural Portfolios are extremely important. While they are probably not as important as you think, they are far more important that what most people outside the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: architects office, career, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect

Here’s the Thing about Good Ideas

May 3, 2017 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

edison bulb

You never know when you are going to have a good idea - they can come at any moment, regardless of your current activity, or the convenience level of writing them down. Unfortunately, I am painfully aware of all the times I am struck with absolute … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, advice, architects office, Architecture and Society, charity

2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

April 24, 2017 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

2017 Playhouse Winners thumb

On Saturday, April 22nd – 6 highly focused and dedicated judges walked into my home with the task of selecting the winners of the 6th Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition. This is no small task and while it may seem a fairly … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Competition, Design, Life in General, Playhouse Competition 2017, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Design Competition, Playhouse Competition, playhouses

The Grasshopper Playhouse – Construction Drawings

April 19, 2017 by Bob Borson 9 Comments

The Grasshopper House CDs

The people who like my website are undoubtedly going to be very happy today. There's nothing like looking at someone else's construction drawings to put a person in a good mood. That's right - it's time for the tenth "Bob is going to publish … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics, My Work, Playhouses Tagged With: CASA, design, details, drawing, playhouses

The Finalists – 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

April 17, 2017 by Bob Borson 19 Comments

2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

The 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition had its first round of judging last Friday - and it was probably the most difficult process we've experienced so far. That's not to say we didn't have a good time, it had more to do with the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Competition, Design, Playhouse Competition 2017, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Design Competition, Playhouse Competition, playhouses

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