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3 Words: Are. Blogs. Important.

June 4, 2015 by Bob Borson 63 Comments

Writting a blog from your parents basement

If I asked you to tell me your favorite 3 words, do you know what they would be, or would this be a "I'll get back you you" situation? I certainly don't have three favorite words - who does? The irony of this is that I am the one who came up with … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks, Blog, Career Tagged With: ArchiTalks, blog, conversations

Putting in the Work

June 1, 2015 by Bob Borson 27 Comments

baseball in the dirt

It's been an interesting couple of weeks - at least I think interesting is the right word for it. Not good, not bad ... a bit exhausting to be honest. But that's life, right? Work, work, work, seems like that's just about all I've been doing lately. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, career, conversations

Movie Theater Playhouse – The Construction Drawings

May 26, 2015 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

Movie Theater Concept Sketch from Bob Borson thumbnail

The design process starts simply enough - an observation, a challenge, a problem - it's an opportunity to make something ... or maybe it's just making something better. See a need, fill a need. Make something. Make something better. That's how … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics, My Work, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, design, details, playhouses

Convention Wife

May 21, 2015 by Bob Borson 27 Comments

Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins

I was in Atlanta last week attending the 2015 American Institute of Architects National Convention. I arrived on Tuesday afternoon and I left that next Sunday morning - essentially spending 4 full days surrounded by people just like me (no offense to … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, what?

Architectural Scale Figures

May 11, 2015 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

Architectural Scale Figures

Prediction - if you can't get a handle on scale and proportion, you are going to make for a bad architect (at least one that considers themselves a designer). One of the very most important skill sets a designer can have is their ability to visualize … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics Tagged With: architectural sketching, design, sketches, sketching

AEC Cares – Project Atlanta

May 6, 2015 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

AEC Cares Atlanta logo

One of the interesting side effects of writing a blog like this one is you frequently meet people who are in the AEC industry who try and leverage their knowledge, resources, and abilities in order to help others. For the third year in a row, I have … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Life in General Tagged With: Architecture and Society, charity, Guest post

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