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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

Profile of an Architectural Intern – Part Two

July 24, 2014 by Bob Borson 13 Comments

Profile of an Architectural Intern – Part Two

Architectural interns are certainly worthwhile additions to the office, but some are worth more that others.  I am continuing this look into the value that architectural interns bring to the office … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Architecture School, career

Profile of an Architectural Intern – Part One

July 21, 2014 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

Profile of an Architectural Intern – Part One

A while back I wrote a post titled "Architectural Interns" where I stated: Other than slowing things down, interns aren’t very useful in small firms because we run fast and lean. Everybody wears … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Architecture School, career

Being an Architect

July 10, 2014 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Being an Architect

I frequently get a lot of the same questions and if you are in a creative field - and a visible member of that field - I'm quite sure you get these same sorts of questions. In an effort to fill the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks, Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: a day in the life, ArchiTalks, conversations, Do you want to be an Architect

You should say ‘Yes’ more often

June 30, 2014 by Bob Borson 31 Comments

You should say ‘Yes’ more often

I know that the title of this post is "You should say 'Yes' more often" ... it sounded really good in my head this afternoon during my 7 hour drive from Chicago into northern Wisconsin, but as I sit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, Architecture and Society, conversations, Do you want to be an Architect

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