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Movie Theater Playhouse – The Construction Drawings

May 26, 2015 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

Movie Theater Playhouse – The Construction Drawings

The design process starts simply enough - an observation, a challenge, a problem - it's an opportunity to make something ... or maybe it's just making something better. See a need, fill a need. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics, My Work, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, design, details, playhouses

AEC Cares – Project Atlanta

May 6, 2015 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

AEC Cares – Project Atlanta

One of the interesting side effects of writing a blog like this one is you frequently meet people who are in the AEC industry who try and leverage their knowledge, resources, and abilities in order to … [Read more...]

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

2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

May 4, 2015 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners

On Friday, May 1st - 6 highly focused and dedicated judges walked in to my home with the monumental task of selecting the winners of the 4th Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Playhouse Competition 2015, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, design, Design Competition, Playhouse Competition, playhouses

[Facepalm]

November 3, 2014 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

[Facepalm]

Once again I find myself siting on the couch on a Sunday afternoon and I'm working - this pattern has been going on for such a long time now I'm pretty used to it. You might be thinking that by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Career Tagged With: a day in the life, Architecture and Society, blog, conversations, social media

Architects performing surgery … and architecture

October 31, 2014 by Bob Borson 44 Comments

Architects performing surgery … and architecture

I am exhausted. My eyes feel like peeled grapes and according to my coworkers, it sounds like I am trying to forcibly remove my lungs by coughing them out through my mouth. Despite my current pathetic … [Read more...]

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

What’s in a Name? Intern Architect

September 11, 2014 by Bob Borson 91 Comments

What’s in a Name? Intern Architect

As a result of exhaustive research, I have concluded that the only people who hate the word "Intern" are interns. Big surprise there ... glad I didn't spend any money on market research to figure that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, conversations

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