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Keep Calm and Steal My Stuff

November 21, 2017 by Bob Borson 31 Comments

Keep Calm and Steal My Stuff

Where the internet is concerned, people have a "help yourself" attitude. When I first started my site, I will confess that I was ignorant of the nuances of what was, and what wasn't, off limits. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Graphics, Life in General, My Work, Observations, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, blog, what?, Writing a blog

Amazing Instagram Feeds for Sketching

August 22, 2017 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Amazing Instagram Feeds for Sketching

As far as architectural sketching goes, I have a long way to go before I can carry the pen bag of the accounts I am going to share with you today. This is the second installment of Instagram feeds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Graphics, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: architectural sketching, instagram, sketches, sketching

Architectural Graphics 101 – Line Weight

February 21, 2017 by Bob Borson 49 Comments

Architectural Graphics 101 – Line Weight

Okay ... I hear you. It's time for the next entry in my Architectural Graphics series and due to overwhelming feedback, it's apparently time to talk about line weights. Despite my efforts, I can't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Graphics, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, details, Graphics, residential, sketches

What did you miss in 2016? The Best from Life of an Architect

December 28, 2016 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

What did you miss in 2016? The Best from Life of an Architect

The end of the year is almost upon us and it is time to reflect back on last year - that a look at what worked, and what didn't. Did you know I wrote 48 articles for this site last year? In the seven … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Blog, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Life in General, My House, My Work, Residential, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, blog, details, models, sketches

Architectural Sketches – Sketchapalooza II

November 29, 2016 by Bob Borson 34 Comments

Architectural Sketches – Sketchapalooza II

If you are an architect, everyone thinks that you draw for a living. While that's not really true, it's a stereotype that most architects warmly embrace. But when I say "drawing", what comes to mind? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, My Work, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, elevation-sketch-study-thumb, sketches, sketching

Designing Elevations

August 23, 2016 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Designing Elevations

Which came first - the chicken or the egg? Everyone knows the correct answer is the egg ... and by "egg" I mean "floor plans". I posted a sketch last week of an elevation study and was asked a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations, Residential, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, being a part of the design process, design, Residential Architect

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