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Architectural Bucket List

July 6, 2015 by Bob Borson 56 Comments

My Architectural Bucket is empty

Summer is here and that means that families around the country are packing up and heading out on vacation. Surprisingly, despite how much bellyaching you might hear, architects do in fact take vacations. I've said it on this site myself many times, … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks, Life in General, Travel Tagged With: ArchiTalks, Travel, traveling

Designers’ Choice Award – Peer Recognition

July 1, 2015 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Designers' Choice Award from Sub-Zero and Wolf

If kitchen design was a race car, it would be Formula 1 ... and that would make the Sub-Zero and Wolf Kitchen Design Contest 'Designers' Choice Award' the Monaco Grand Prix. I can think of no greater honor than receiving recognition from your peers … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Kitchen, SZW Kitchen Design Contest Tagged With: kitchen design contest, SubZero and Wolf, SZW

Being an Architect is Hell

June 29, 2015 by Bob Borson 64 Comments

Being an Architect is Hell

This was a day, just like any other day. I was minding my own business when I was visually assaulted by my hotel shower. (That's right ... assaulted.) For most people, they probably wouldn't have even noticed. They would have taken their shower and … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, conversations

Master Shower Shall Sucketh No Longer

June 22, 2015 by Bob Borson 40 Comments

Shower Elevation graphic

I don't believe I have ever been called a false prophet, mostly because I don't think I've ever been called anything that included the word "prophet" in it. However, this is the 3rd time I have come on the site here and talked about how verily … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Graphics, My House

heard around the architectural studio #019

June 19, 2015 by Bob Borson 19 Comments

Do Not Disturb the Architect

  Blob: Unless someone is on fire, don't bother me.  In fact, unless I'm on fire, don't bother me.     There are moments when you have to get a lot of work done and need to be left alone ... yet THIS is the time that … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Heard around the architectural studio Tagged With: quotes, the studio

Students and Design Contests

June 18, 2015 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Jackie Vargas Kitchen to Breakfast Room thumbnail Sketch

If there is a topic in the design world that every designer unilaterally has an opinion on - its design contests. From my standpoint, I am a fan of contests where the goal of the contests falls in to one of two categories: Charitable - like the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Kitchen, Residential, SZW Kitchen Design Contest Tagged With: Design Competition, kitchens, SubZero and Wolf, SZW

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