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Keep your eye on the prize

August 28, 2014 by Bob Borson 35 Comments

Keep your eye on the prize

I really, REALLY want to admit that responding to emails is the worst part of having this website. But publicly admitting that I feel that way would make me a jerk ... it definitely makes me feel like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, Architecture School, Do you want to be an Architect

Hanging Pictures is a drag

August 25, 2014 by Bob Borson 34 Comments

Hanging Pictures is a drag

There are no two ways about it, hanging pictures is a drag. A total drag. The dragiest of drags. I know what you're thinking "Is that even a thing?" Yes - it is, because I just hung a whole bunch of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations, Office, Sketching Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Construction Process, conversations

This is Exciting – The Beginning of the End

August 21, 2014 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

This is Exciting – The Beginning of the End

  Out with the Old and In with the New   Today is an exciting day for me - a little less exciting than it should be still ... very exciting. We are wrapping up the process of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, ArchiTalks, architects office

Cabin in the Woods

August 18, 2014 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Cabin in the Woods

It has long been a fantasy of mine to own a weekend cabin somewhere in the middle of nowhere ... and by "nowhere" I mean somewhere between 1.5 and 3 hours from Dallas. I chose that time span because … [Read more...]

Filed Under: My Work, Projects, Residential, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, Travel

Architects and Integrity

August 11, 2014 by Bob Borson 34 Comments

Architects and Integrity

I spend a lot of time in the shower, it's where I do some of my best thinking. I'm not really sure why, my shower isn't all that relaxing (Master Shower: You Displease Me), and finding time to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, Architecture and Society

My Office Make My Face Hurt

July 31, 2014 by Bob Borson 31 Comments

My Office Make My Face Hurt

Have you ever seen an architect's office that completely and totally sucks? Neither have I ... but I am about to lose my cool with my current working situation. I have indicated my work area … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office

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