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I Want to be an Architect, Where Do I Start?

August 16, 2016 by Bob Borson 29 Comments

I Want to be an Architect, Where Do I Start?

I spent a considerable amount of time responding to emails this weekend and the newest most asked question is now:   "I want to be an architect, where do I start?" (most asked question on Life … [Read more...]

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

Israel – but first, let me take a groupie

August 8, 2016 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Israel – but first, let me take a groupie

A few months ago I took a trip to Israel as a guest of Vibe Israel, in an effort expand my horizons and experience a part of the world about which I know very little. I have been mentally and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Observations, Travel Tagged With: Architecture and Society, Travel, traveling

How to Find an Architect

July 12, 2016 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

How to Find an Architect

It's really hard for people to find an architect; at least that's what the emails in my inbox are telling me. To further get to the point, it's not hard to look one up that's in your hometown - that's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Observations, Residential Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, career, great to work with architects

The Day I Lost My Hearing

May 9, 2016 by Bob Borson 19 Comments

The Day I Lost My Hearing

Last year I was in a wheelchair so I wanted to experience something different this year ... how about being deaf? On Thursday, May 5th, 2015, the Americans Institute of Architects of Dallas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, Architecture and Society

2016 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

April 26, 2016 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

2016 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

Judging a playhouse design competition is a lot harder than it sounds. To make things even more interesting, I was able to get Houzz, the National AIA, and the fine folks over at SketchUp involved, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Playhouse Competition 2016, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Playhouse Competition, playhouses

2016 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – Finalists

April 18, 2016 by Bob Borson 24 Comments

2016 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – Finalists

Last Friday was a big night here at Life of an Architect World Headquarters 2.0. It was the first round of playhouse judging and we had to go through 415 entries. While that sounds like a lot, it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Design, Playhouse Competition 2016, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Design Competition, Playhouse Competition, playhouses

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