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Dallas Science & Nature Museum: Progress

February 7, 2012 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Dallas Science & Nature Museum: Progress

Last week, North Texas media (and me) got one of the first looks inside the new Perot Museum of Nature & Science during a hard hat tour and construction update provided by Prtizker Prize winning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, architectural technology, concrete, Construction Observation, Dallas Architecture, design, Modern Architecture, photography

Documenting with photos

January 9, 2012 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Documenting with photos

Architectural photography is serious business and I will be the first to tell you that I am not an architectural photographer ... unless the only requirement is that you take pictures of architecture. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Blog, Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: architectural technology, Construction Observation, Construction Process, photography, Products, social media

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BIM

October 20, 2011 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BIM

. Today's post is written by Randy Deutsch, a nationally recognized leader in the advancement of BIM and IPD, he speaks & writes on their social implications on the AEC industry. BIM + … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: architectural technology, Guest post

The Greatness of QR Codes

May 26, 2011 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

The Greatness of QR Codes

The greatness of QR Codes is apparant - if you know what they are. That's okay if you don't, I just learned about them myself not too long ago. So what exactly is a QR code?  QR stands for "Quick … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: architectural technology

Men and Urinals…Time for one of them to change

February 1, 2010 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Men and Urinals…Time for one of them to change

Urinals - do they need to go? (1st pun) I just don't understand why urinals are the way they are. The function they serve is obvious and I am pretty sure that the invention of the first urinal was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: architectural technology

Magazine Tsunami

January 15, 2010 by 2 Comments

My desk is 20' long. That's a big desk but I need it because the drawings I use take up a lot of space. There are other items that have found a home on my desk because I use them (sketch paper, pens … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: architects office, architectural technology

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