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011: An Architect’s Salary

October 28, 2018 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

011: An Architect’s Salary

It was only a matter of time before I once again tackled the topic of an architect's salary. This is actually the fourth post I've prepared on the subject, but I haven't talked about it since January … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, Architects salary, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

008: Top Ten Reasons to be an Architect

September 20, 2018 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

008: Top Ten Reasons to be an Architect

If there is one moment I can look back and single out the moment when everything changed, it was February 22, 2010. That was the day I decided to write the post "Top Ten Reasons to be an Architect" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: Architects, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

Modern Wood Rainscreen

April 17, 2018 by Bob Borson 13 Comments

Modern Wood Rainscreen

There is something about a clean and simple wood "screen" that is suspended off the face of the wall that is at the same time both modern and refreshing. There are all sorts of tricks and benefits … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics, Modern House, Residential Tagged With: Architects, architectural sketching, being a part of the design process, Construction Process, details, Modern Architecture

Being an Architect is Hell – The Ongoing Descent

April 3, 2018 by Bob Borson 13 Comments

Being an Architect is Hell – The Ongoing Descent

Being an architect is hell for any countless number of reasons, but one of the most prevalent reasons is that architects everywhere are assaulted visually on a daily basis by the most mundane of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, My House, Observations, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, bob borson, Construction Observation, My House

Metal Shelf of Awesomeness

January 8, 2018 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

Metal Shelf of Awesomeness

It all started with a party - getting ready for one to be exact. It is not lost on me that it always seems to take having people over before you decide to fix things up. Nonetheless, we had an open … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Graphics, My Work, Office Tagged With: Architects, architects office, architectural sketching, Construction Process, details

Going Down the Rabbit Hole

July 24, 2017 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

Going Down the Rabbit Hole

I like to talk - to the point where I am consciously aware that I am bothering the people around me ... and yet I continue. As a mitigating consideration, (fingers crossed) I don't think I'm … [Read more...]

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

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