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2016 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

April 26, 2016 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

2016 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

Judging a playhouse design competition is a lot harder than it sounds. To make things even more interesting, I was able to get Houzz, the National AIA, and the fine folks over at SketchUp involved, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Playhouse Competition 2016, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Playhouse Competition, playhouses

Dear Future Architects – You need to Hear This

April 11, 2016 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

Dear Future Architects – You need to Hear This

Simply based on my inbox, there is a new batch of bright and shiny new future architects about to graduate and they are on the hunt for their future ... hopefully in an office like mine. That sounds … [Read more...]

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

Something All Architects Should Know

March 28, 2016 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

Something All Architects Should Know

I think architects are like snowflakes. Not because they are delicate, but because each is unique and (it frequently seems to be the case) that external conditions need to be perfect in order for them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Life in General, Observations, Quotes Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, Architecture and Society, career, Do you want to be an Architect, students

Sub-Zero and Wolf Kitchen Design Contest – The Big Winners

February 11, 2016 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Sub-Zero and Wolf Kitchen Design Contest – The Big Winners

In September of last year, I found myself in Scottsdale, Arizona, attending the Sub-Zero and Wolf Kitchen Design Contest Summit and Gala. This event represented the culmination of almost two years of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kitchen, SZW Kitchen Design Contest Tagged With: kitchen design contest, kitchens, SZW

A Case for Building Architectural Models

February 1, 2016 by Bob Borson 52 Comments

A Case for Building Architectural Models

When architects are in school, they build a lot of models during their coursework. I don't have an actual count but I bet that over the 6 years I spent in school that I built a few hundred models. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Design, Observations Tagged With: architects office, models, office

What did you miss in 2015?

December 28, 2015 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

What did you miss in 2015?

Did you know that I wrote and published 66 articles this year on Life of an Architect? While that's a bit off my pace from the previous years, statistically speaking, there's still bound to be a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Blog, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, My Work, Residential, Sketching Tagged With: Architecture School, blog, bob borson, Construction Observation, Construction Process, details

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