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Perspective – do you have it?

June 28, 2011 by Bob Borson 24 Comments

Perspective – do you have it?

. Over the weekend I engaged in an interesting conversation that walked the line between friendly and hostile. We started off talking about McMansions and our mutual disdain how the priorities of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career Tagged With: Architecture and Society, being a part of the design process, Do you want to be an Architect, great to work with architects

The Greatness of QR Codes

May 26, 2011 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

The Greatness of QR Codes

The greatness of QR Codes is apparant - if you know what they are. That's okay if you don't, I just learned about them myself not too long ago. So what exactly is a QR code?  QR stands for "Quick … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: architectural technology

Cork Flooring: A modern floor choice

May 12, 2011 by Bob Borson 55 Comments

Cork Flooring: A modern floor choice

Cork flooring is a bit of a mystery - not just to me but to everyone I've ever asked ... although they don't all admit it. If you do any research on cork at all, you will find all sorts of conflicting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products Tagged With: Materials

Women in Architecture

May 5, 2011 by Bob Borson 41 Comments

Women in Architecture

I have resisted writing a post about notable architects who happen to be women for a long time. Partially because these lists can be found on other websites that are most likely better researched and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, career, Do you want to be an Architect

The Kitchen is Key

May 2, 2011 by Bob Borson 8 Comments

The Kitchen is Key

Everybody knows it ... and when you are a residential architect and design a lot of houses you really, really know it: The kitchen is the most important room in the house It's just one of those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations Tagged With: builder homes, counter tops, great to work with architects, kitchens, Residential Architect

Some of my favorite things

April 11, 2011 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

Some of my favorite things

Thought I would share some of the items I use all the time in my projects. None of these products are particularly expensive, in fact, they are downright inexpensive. (okay - that isn't really true. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products Tagged With: Materials

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