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Something Every Young Architect Should Do

May 16, 2017 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

Something Every Young Architect Should Do

Just about a month ago, I turned 49 years old. Since I have the maturity of a 20-something, I don't worry about how old I am, but I do find myself reflecting, on occasion, about lost opportunities … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Travel Tagged With: Architecture and Society, career, conversations, Travel

Here’s the Thing about Good Ideas

May 3, 2017 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Here’s the Thing about Good Ideas

You never know when you are going to have a good idea - they can come at any moment, regardless of your current activity, or the convenience level of writing them down. Unfortunately, I am painfully … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, advice, architects office, Architecture and Society, charity

2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

April 24, 2017 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

On Saturday, April 22nd – 6 highly focused and dedicated judges walked into my home with the task of selecting the winners of the 6th Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition. This is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Design, Life in General, Playhouse Competition 2017, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Design Competition, Playhouse Competition, playhouses

The Finalists – 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

April 17, 2017 by Bob Borson 19 Comments

The Finalists – 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

The 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition had its first round of judging last Friday - and it was probably the most difficult process we've experienced so far. That's not to say we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Design, Playhouse Competition 2017, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Design Competition, Playhouse Competition, playhouses

AEC Cares – Project Orlando

April 13, 2017 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

AEC Cares – Project Orlando

One of the benefits of having a blog like 'Life of an Architect', is that I can turn my site over when warranted to help bring awareness and attention to items that are aligned with my own interests. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Life in General Tagged With: Architecture and Society, charity

Guess what? I Just Received an ‘F’

February 13, 2017 by Bob Borson 63 Comments

Guess what? I Just Received an ‘F’

Today is a horn tootin' sort of day ... the sort of day that has been 25 years in the making - although, if I am being honest, the possibility of this day didn't show up on my radar screen until about … [Read more...]

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

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