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“Help” and “Service” are Not The Same Thing

March 29, 2021 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

“Help” and “Service” are Not The Same Thing

Even though they might seem like the same thing, "Help" and "Service" are not the same thing. It is not at all uncommon for me to be doing one thing when, without provocation, my mind decides to do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Design, My Work, Observations, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, being a part of the design process, bob borson, conversations

Residential Architecture 101: Shower Design

March 15, 2021 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Residential Architecture 101: Shower Design

Welcome to Residential Architecture 101: Shower Design - a new post in a long-dormant series that I am already regretting putting together. While I think a post like this will ultimately be extremely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Architectural Graphics - The Series, Construction, Design, Graphics, Observations, Residential, Residential Architecture 101 Tagged With: architectural sketching, being a part of the design process, design, details, Residential Architect

057: Renovating your House

August 30, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

057: Renovating your House

Leaving your mark on the place where you live is built into the DNA of most architects and designers. This can manifest itself in many different ways but for many of us, working on the place where we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Contractors, Episodes, Life in General, My House, My Work, Observations, Podcast, Residential Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Construction Process, Episodes, great to work with architects, Podcast, Residential Architect

053: Culture of Design

July 5, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

053: Culture of Design

Do you have a design culture in your office? Why is it that some firms have it and others don’t? A culture of design isn’t something that just happens, there has to be a plan, it needs to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Episodes, Heard around the architectural studio, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, being a part of the design process, career, design studio, Podcast

050: Talking Shop with Marlon Blackwell

May 25, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

050: Talking Shop with Marlon Blackwell

We have special guest Marlon Blackwell, FAIA on the podcast today and if you are not intimately familiar with his work, I am excited to be in a position to share it with you. I originally met Marlon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Design, Episodes, Life in General, Talking Shop Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Architecture and Society, being a part of the design process, career, conversations, Podcast

048: Big Design / Small Details

April 26, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

048: Big Design / Small Details

Just about every architect worth their measure develops a design process that works for them – it’s almost like a fingerprint, it's that unique. In today's post and podcast episode, Andrew and I are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Career, Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: architectural studio, being a part of the design process, career, design, design studio, Podcast

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