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The Lantern House

May 12, 2014 by Bob Borson 19 Comments

Lantern Playhouse Front Elevation Sketch

The Life of an Architect playhouse competition for 2014 is coming to a close - all the entries for this year are required to me in my email inbox by midnight tonight (May 12th). As I have done on all previous years is show everyone what my playhouse … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Life in General, My Work, Playhouse Competition 2014, Playhouses Tagged With: design, playhouses, sketches

Architectural Studio – 4 Questions

May 8, 2014 by Bob Borson 29 Comments

UTSOA Architecture Building Entrance

A large percentage of the articles I write on this site are the result of receiving the same sorts of questions over and over again. Rather than send out a half-baked, off the top of my head response, I take the time to "craft" a post that tries to … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: architectural studio, Architecture School, college, design studio

Why Architects should Blog

May 5, 2014 by Bob Borson 48 Comments

2014 AIA Austin Design Awards Celebration MC Bob Borson

I was asked to be the Master of Ceremonies for the AIA Austin Design Awards ceremony, an event that took place last Thursday evening (May 1st). I immediately agreed when asked because it's a big deal to get asked, but as the event came closer and … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Architects, Blog, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, blog, conversations, Writing a blog

The Great Kitchen Adventure Starts Now

May 1, 2014 by Bob Borson 66 Comments

kitchen planning

Kitchens are one of the most important rooms of the house. They are frequently the center of activity and the launching point for everyone’s day. Over the past two decades, kitchens have evolved significantly and the role they play in family life has … [Continue reading]

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

KHouse Modern – Foundation Progress

April 28, 2014 by Bob Borson 45 Comments

concrete formwork brackets

If you are an architect, and you like to get things built, getting the foundation going on a project is one of the most exciting times to be found. It' been a while since I gave everyone an update on the KHouse Modern project, but it hasn't been due … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Construction, Modern House, My House Tagged With: concrete, Construction Observation, Construction Process, foundation, KHouse Modern

heard around the architectural studio #013

April 22, 2014 by Bob Borson 24 Comments

Revit Architecture

[the number of weird Revit conversations I hear are not to be believed] Bryan: Check this out - I got the angled curtain grid to work on this guard rail. Smorgan: You got it to work? Awesome!! Bryan: Yeah, I just went down here (pointing … [Continue reading]

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

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