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Architectural Graphics 101: Finish Schedules

January 18, 2021 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

Architectural Graphics 101: Finish Schedules

Welcome to Architectural Graphics 101: Finish Schedules ... a topic that I have been thinking about for probably over 5 years. I'm not entirely sure why it's taken me this long to discuss this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Graphics Tagged With: architects office, construction drawings, Graphics

Ep 064: A Day in the Life of an Architect

December 6, 2020 by Bob Borson 5 Comments

Ep 064: A Day in the Life of an Architect

Answering the question of what exactly does a typical day in the life of an architect look like is nearly impossible. There are certain things that seem to be fairly standard to one of my "typical" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Life in General, Office, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, architects office, architectural studio, career, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

062: The Evolving Virtual Office

November 8, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

062: The Evolving Virtual Office

The phrase "Virtual Office" has a much different ring and connotation to it now than it did just a few months ago. As more and more people work from home (more times than not in a spare bedroom or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Studio, Episodes, Observations, Podcast, Technology, Tools of the Trade Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, career, design studio, Podcast

Architectural Graphics 101 – Title Blocks

October 19, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Architectural Graphics 101 – Title Blocks

Architectural Graphics are a topic that it seems everybody has an interest in discussing - or at the very least, looking at for comparison purposes. After a very long hiatus, Architectural Graphics … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: architects office, architectural technology, details, Graphics

Surprise! I’m Starting a Residential Studio

October 5, 2020 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Surprise! I’m Starting a Residential Studio

I really enjoyed the 20+ years I spent working with people (who typically became my friends) to design their dream houses. Of all the things that changed when I left my last firm and slid on over to … [Read more...]

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

A Proper Desk for an Architect

July 13, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

A Proper Desk for an Architect

I'm not proud of it but I probably sit at my desk at least 10 hours a day ... conservatively. And now that I am back working from home all the time, that number is starting to creep up even higher. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Materials and Products, Office, Products Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio

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