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Architectural Portfolios

May 8, 2017 by Bob Borson 30 Comments

Architectural Portfolios

If you are an architectural student - or a young architecture school graduate - Architectural Portfolios are extremely important. While they are probably not as important as you think, they are far … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: architects office, career, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect

2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

April 24, 2017 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

On Saturday, April 22nd – 6 highly focused and dedicated judges walked into my home with the task of selecting the winners of the 6th Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition. This is … [Read more...]

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

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

My Captive Audience

February 6, 2017 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

My Captive Audience

Other than the Men's toilet room, my desk is the furthest point in our office. Since I take full responsibility for the layout of my office, I am going to confess to you that I wanted my desk in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Heard around the architectural studio, Life in General, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, architects office

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

What to Get an Architect for Christmas (2016)

December 5, 2016 by Bob Borson 36 Comments

What to Get an Architect for Christmas (2016)

While researching potential gift ideas for this year's 7th Annual What to Get an Architect for Christmas, I found a lot of lists that were full of really icky and terrible gift ideas that were clearly … [Read more...]

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

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