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Architectural Delineation Competition – KRob 2013 Winners

November 18, 2013 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

Architectural Delineation Competition  – KRob 2013 Winners

If you're "in the know", you'll understand when I say these are not amazing drawings ... these are amazing "delineations." Last Thursday, I was asked to moderate a panel of extremely talented … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics Tagged With: Architects, architectural sketching, architectural technology, design

Architectural Tricks of the Trade

October 31, 2013 by Bob Borson 63 Comments

Architectural Tricks of the Trade

Architects have all sorts of mannerisms and processes in place that seem to transcend their time and place. These traditions are passed from one generation to the next and are worth sharing and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: Architects, architects office, video, what?

KRob 2013 – Architectural Delineation Competition

October 10, 2013 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

KRob 2013 – Architectural Delineation Competition

If you like architectural "drawings" than you've just landed on the mother lode. Those of us in the architectural business (because architects like to use big words) call these "architectural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: Architects, architectural technology, design

Do You Have What it Takes to be an Architect?

October 2, 2013 by Bob Borson 38 Comments

Do You Have What it Takes to be an Architect?

Do I have what it takes to be an Architect? Will I be any good at architecture if I become an architect? Will I make any money as an architect? ... These are probably the three most asked questions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect

Responsibility: Don’t Be a Dunce

September 16, 2013 by Bob Borson 25 Comments

Responsibility: Don’t Be a Dunce

Did you know that the word "dunce" is meant to refer to someone who is a slow learner? It is slightly less disparaging than being called dumb or stupid but no matter how you look at it, it's not a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, architectural technology, blog, career, Writing a blog

An Architect’s Bag 002

September 7, 2013 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

An Architect’s Bag 002

A few weeks ago, in a moment of weakness, I decided to take my architectural bag - the bag that carries my treasures between home and the office - pull everything out and show it to the world. Because … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bags, Do you want to be an Architect?, Materials and Products Tagged With: Architects, design

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