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Hanging Pictures is a drag

August 25, 2014 by Bob Borson 34 Comments

Ryan locating the pictures

There are no two ways about it, hanging pictures is a drag. A total drag. The dragiest of drags. I know what you're thinking "Is that even a thing?" Yes - it is, because I just hung a whole bunch of pictures and I am an authority of things that are a … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Observations, Office, Sketching Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Construction Process, conversations

This is Exciting – The Beginning of the End

August 21, 2014 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

Malone Maxwell Borson Architects

  Out with the Old and In with the New   Today is an exciting day for me - a little less exciting than it should be still ... very exciting. We are wrapping up the process of ownership in my firm and within a few days my name … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, ArchiTalks, architects office

The Hollow Tree Playhouse – Winner’s Profile

August 19, 2014 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Hollow Treehouse at NorthPark thumbnail

The 3rd annual 2014 Life of an Architect ‘Playhouse Design Competition’ is technically completed - this last Sunday the winning raffle tickets were selected and all the wonderful playhouses that were designed and built are being sent of to their new … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Playhouse Competition 2014, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Construction Process, design, Design Competition

Cabin in the Woods

August 18, 2014 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Wisconsin Dock in the rain

It has long been a fantasy of mine to own a weekend cabin somewhere in the middle of nowhere ... and by "nowhere" I mean somewhere between 1.5 and 3 hours from Dallas. I chose that time span because 90 minutes is far enough away to where you won't … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: My Work, Projects, Residential, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, Travel

Architects and Integrity

August 11, 2014 by Bob Borson 34 Comments

Marcus Aurelius

I spend a lot of time in the shower, it's where I do some of my best thinking. I'm not really sure why, my shower isn't all that relaxing (Master Shower: You Displease Me), and finding time to be alone with my thoughts isn't hard either; I don't have … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, Architecture and Society

heard around the architectural studio #017

August 8, 2014 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

I can name that song in ... Blob: I have the worst song in my head, why does this happen to me? I don't even know the words. Bryan: What is it? Blob: Mmmm-hmmm-hmm pick a bale of cotton, Mmm-hmmm-hmm, pick a bale of hay [blank … [Continue reading]

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

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