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Architecture – A culture of long hours?

December 15, 2014 by Bob Borson 43 Comments

punching a time clock

Everybody knows that architects work a lot of hours - right? I'm not talking about an extra hour every day or something so pedestrian, I'm saying that according to the chat rooms and emails I receive, architects routinely work 60+ hours a … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, career, design studio

A Day in the Life of an Architectural Intern

December 11, 2014 by Bob Borson 20 Comments

The Life of an Intern Architect

What is it like to be an architectural intern? Does it suck? Is it the greatest thing ever since you are finally fulfilling your dreams that you have been working towards for ... well, let's not actually count up the time on how long you've been … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Do you want to be an Architect, Guest post

The 10 Best Christmas Songs

December 9, 2014 by Bob Borson 36 Comments

Bob Borson Ebenezer Scrooge

I am not a Scrooge at heart and I don't go around saying "Bah Humbug" (because that would be completely weird 1840's guy), and in (guiding) light of the list I published yesterday of the 10 Worst Christmas Songs ever, my heart grew 3 times its normal … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: Holiday, Music, video

The 10 Worst Christmas Songs

December 8, 2014 by Bob Borson 61 Comments

broken ornament

If you are like every other person walking around North America, you have been inundated with Christmas songs for a month already. Some Christmas songs are classics and despite the fact that you've heard them at least 1 billion times in your life, … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: Holiday, Music, video

A Day in the Life of an Architect

December 1, 2014 by Bob Borson 30 Comments

Red Pencils

What does the typical architect's day look like? Depends on how you define "typical", the architect, the market sector where they practice, their experience within the profession, and any particular day of the week. Quite honestly, there isn't a … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks, Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, ArchiTalks, bob borson, career

What to Get an Architect for Christmas (2014)

November 26, 2014 by Bob Borson 42 Comments

Christmas 2014 Ornament

It's almost that time again - the overwhelming necessary list of "What to get an architect for Christmas." This is the 5th Edition of this list and I have to admit, it keeps getting bigger and better every year. Let's face it, shopping for architects … [Continue reading]

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

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