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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

053: Culture of Design

July 5, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

053: Culture of Design

Do you have a design culture in your office? Why is it that some firms have it and others don’t? A culture of design isn’t something that just happens, there has to be a plan, it needs to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Episodes, Heard around the architectural studio, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, being a part of the design process, career, design studio, Podcast

052: Architectural Tools

June 21, 2020 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

052: Architectural Tools

When an architect goes to work … what happens? Do they pull out a pen and sketch paper? Maybe they power up some hardware – quite possibly a bit of both. Ask and architect what they need to do their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Studio, Episodes, Graphics, Observations, Office, Podcast, Talking Shop Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, architectural technology, career, conversations, design studio, Podcast

050: Talking Shop with Marlon Blackwell

May 25, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

050: Talking Shop with Marlon Blackwell

We have special guest Marlon Blackwell, FAIA on the podcast today and if you are not intimately familiar with his work, I am excited to be in a position to share it with you. I originally met Marlon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Design, Episodes, Life in General, Talking Shop Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Architecture and Society, being a part of the design process, career, conversations, Podcast

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