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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

I Want to be an Architect, Where Do I Start?

August 16, 2016 by Bob Borson 29 Comments

I Want to be an Architect, Where Do I Start?

I spent a considerable amount of time responding to emails this weekend and the newest most asked question is now:   "I want to be an architect, where do I start?" (most asked question on Life … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, Architecture and Society, career, Do you want to be an Architect

Traveling Architect: Job Site Edition

August 2, 2016 by Bob Borson 25 Comments

Traveling Architect: Job Site Edition

I'm going to confess that when I decided to be an architect who specializes in residential projects, I didn't think I would end up traveling around the country doing them. How I got here isn't all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Observations, Residential Tagged With: Architects, Construction Observation, Construction Process, great to work with architects

How to Find an Architect

July 12, 2016 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

How to Find an Architect

It's really hard for people to find an architect; at least that's what the emails in my inbox are telling me. To further get to the point, it's not hard to look one up that's in your hometown - that's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Observations, Residential Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, career, great to work with architects

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