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How Architects Talk to One Another

December 6, 2017 by Bob Borson 20 Comments

How Architects Talk to One Another

Since I spend a majority of my time trying exceedingly hard to not sound like an architect, it's always a bit of a jolt to my system when I jump back into an environment when it's actually important … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics, Life in General, My Work, Observations, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, architectural studio, conversations, design studio, sketching

What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2017]

November 28, 2017 by Bob Borson 21 Comments

What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2017]

In what has become an annual "must write" post, I present to you THE definitive list of "What to Get an Architect for Christmas." This is the 8th version of this list and I'm not going to lie, I'm … [Read more...]

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

Emailing Your Resume – Fatal Errors

October 9, 2017 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

Emailing Your Resume – Fatal Errors

Emailing your resume to potential employers seems to be the favored method of architectural students looking for internships and full-time employment. I say this with some confidence because I've … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: career, resume, working

Amazing Instagram Feeds for Sketching

August 22, 2017 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Amazing Instagram Feeds for Sketching

As far as architectural sketching goes, I have a long way to go before I can carry the pen bag of the accounts I am going to share with you today. This is the second installment of Instagram feeds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Graphics, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: architectural sketching, instagram, sketches, sketching

A Culture of Models

August 15, 2017 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

A Culture of Models

Architectural models ... there's not a person walking the planet who doesn't love them. My office isn't particularly large, either in terms of employees (7) or square footage (1,677 sf), but we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Life in General, Observations, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural studio, cabin, models

Something Every Young Architect Should Do

May 16, 2017 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

Something Every Young Architect Should Do

Just about a month ago, I turned 49 years old. Since I have the maturity of a 20-something, I don't worry about how old I am, but I do find myself reflecting, on occasion, about lost opportunities … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Travel Tagged With: Architecture and Society, career, conversations, Travel

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