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The Bauhaus and Me

October 22, 2018 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

The Bauhaus and Me

In 2019, Germany will be celebrating the centenary of the founding of the Bauhaus together with partners all over the world. Founded in Weimar in 1919, relocated to Dessau in 1925 and closed in Berlin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, Architecture and Society, traveling

Inspiration and Inadequacy – All at Once

July 3, 2018 by Bob Borson 13 Comments

Inspiration and Inadequacy – All at Once

It is Sunday night and I find myself sitting in my usual location preparing to write the next post on Life of an Architect ... except I am experiencing a problem that is making this particular post … [Read more...]

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

Life of an Architect – The Inevitable has Arrived

June 11, 2018 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Life of an Architect – The Inevitable has Arrived

The inevitable has arrived. I am officially bored with blogging, and it only took 8 years, 5 months, 8 days, and 854 blog posts to get here. I can still easily remember the thrill I used to experience … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Architecture and Society, conversations, Podcast, what?, Writing a blog

The Salk Institute

November 1, 2017 by Bob Borson 35 Comments

The Salk Institute

Something happened recently that I didn't see coming ... I visited a building that I had known about since college, seen a million and one pictures of the project, but truly didn't appreciate until I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Buildings, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, Architecture and Society, Travel, traveling

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

The Best Architectural Instagram Feeds – 2017

July 18, 2017 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

The Best Architectural Instagram Feeds – 2017

There are few things that I will admit to having a borderline unhealthy passion about ... a brand new sharpie pen, floating in the pool with a cold drink, and the second-to-last time walking through a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, Architecture and Society, instagram, photography

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