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The Finalists – 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

April 17, 2017 by Bob Borson 19 Comments

The Finalists – 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

The 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition had its first round of judging last Friday - and it was probably the most difficult process we've experienced so far. That's not to say we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Design, Playhouse Competition 2017, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Design Competition, Playhouse Competition, playhouses

AEC Cares – Project Orlando

April 13, 2017 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

AEC Cares – Project Orlando

One of the benefits of having a blog like 'Life of an Architect', is that I can turn my site over when warranted to help bring awareness and attention to items that are aligned with my own interests. … [Read more...]

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

Architectural Graphics 101 – Reflected Ceiling Plans

January 5, 2017 by Bob Borson 71 Comments

Architectural Graphics 101 – Reflected Ceiling Plans

Maybe this will be exciting, maybe it won't, but I am going to start writing a few articles a month on architectural graphics and what I've done to get my drawings to look the way they do. I might … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Residential Tagged With: details, Graphics, residential

How do you eat a Whale?

January 3, 2017 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

How do you eat a Whale?

2017 has started and I am already trying to decide what it is I am supposed to be doing. Not in "Why I am I Here?" existential way, but more in the "I need to change out the filters at the blower unit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Holidays, Life in General, My House, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, bob borson, My House, Residential Architect

What did you miss in 2016? The Best from Life of an Architect

December 28, 2016 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

What did you miss in 2016? The Best from Life of an Architect

The end of the year is almost upon us and it is time to reflect back on last year - that a look at what worked, and what didn't. Did you know I wrote 48 articles for this site last year? In the seven … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Blog, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Life in General, My House, My Work, Residential, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, blog, details, models, sketches

Not Your Typical Modern Wood Deck

December 13, 2016 by Bob Borson 52 Comments

Not Your Typical Modern Wood Deck

I don't think it's bragging when I tell people I've done my fair share of awesome decks in my career, and today I thought I would show you one of the most recently completed awesome decks. THis is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Materials and Products, My Work, Projects Tagged With: Construction Process, deck

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