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I am an Architect and this is what I do

July 15, 2013 by Bob Borson 39 Comments

I am an Architect and this is what I do

My wife has told me on several occasions that I have ruined her. Before me, she would have been happy to live in a nice large, new, builder home with furniture straight out of the Pottery Barn … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Life in General, My House Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, Do you want to be an Architect

Happy 4th of July to 70% of you

July 4, 2013 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Happy 4th of July to 70% of you

I know that not everyone who visits me here at Life of an Architect celebrates the 4th of July, but for 3,728,337 of you who do (70.17%), I thought I would take the time to wish those people a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: a day in the life, Holiday, what?

Disposable Architecture?

July 1, 2013 by Bob Borson 8 Comments

Disposable Architecture?

This last Saturday didn't go exactly has I had planned but I did manage to get the construction drawings done on my bird house themed playhouse. This is my own personal entry into the Dallas CASA … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Materials and Products, My Work, Playhouse Competition 2013, Playhouses Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, being a part of the design process, CASA, design, details

Architectural Studio – Open Plan

June 27, 2013 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

Architectural Studio – Open Plan

For years now I've had a private office ... I loved it. It was large, had an amazing amount of layout space, I could talk on the phone without disturbing anyone, and I could turn on the radio and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, career

The Beginning of the End

June 24, 2013 by Bob Borson 39 Comments

The Beginning of the End

It's currently 10:05pm and I am currently sitting in seat 21F, flying home from the 2013 AIA National Convention. This means I have the pleasure of paying $7.99 for in-flight WIFI so that I could … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life

How to become a partner in only 21 years

June 17, 2013 by Bob Borson 52 Comments

How to become a partner in only 21 years

It only took 21 years but I finally made it - This week I will be heading off to Denver to attend the 2013 American Institute of Architects National Convention. It will be the only break I have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, architects office, career

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