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Architectural Sketches 002 – The Series

February 19, 2018 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Architectural Sketches 002 – The Series

About 30 days and thousands of sketches later, it's time for the next round of Architectural Sketches - The Series. While I think adding "The Series" on to the end certainly makes it sound super … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Architectural Sketches - The Series, Graphics Tagged With: architectural sketching, architectural studio, being a part of the design process, design, details, sketching

Architectural Redlines During Design

January 29, 2018 by Bob Borson 41 Comments

Architectural Redlines During Design

Nothing makes people lose their minds faster than whenever I post a sketch ... you would think that contained somewhere within this sketch is the nuclear launch codes and because of my frivolous lack … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Architectural Sketches - The Series, Career, Graphics, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural sketching, being a part of the design process, conversations

Architectural Sketches – The Series

January 15, 2018 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

Architectural Sketches – The Series

Architects sketch as a part of doing their job - at least all the good ones that I know. Right now, as a general rule, it would appear that depending on how old you are, you either sketch, use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Sketches - The Series, Design, Graphics, My Work, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, architectural studio, being a part of the design process, design, details, sketching

Designing Elevations

August 23, 2016 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Designing Elevations

Which came first - the chicken or the egg? Everyone knows the correct answer is the egg ... and by "egg" I mean "floor plans". I posted a sketch last week of an elevation study and was asked a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations, Residential, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, being a part of the design process, design, Residential Architect

Being an Architect … Amazeballs

June 23, 2016 by Bob Borson 20 Comments

Being an Architect … Amazeballs

I have had a very interesting past few days - the kind of interesting that confirms for me why I do what I do for a living. Every now and then I get a little beaten down from the act of doing my job … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Modern House, My Work, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, Architects, being a part of the design process, career, Construction Process, Modern Architecture, modern house

Graphic Standards for Architectural Cabinetry

January 18, 2016 by Bob Borson 38 Comments

Graphic Standards for Architectural Cabinetry

Architectural drawings serve the obvious purpose of conveying specific information in a linear and direct manner. I also believe that they serve the additional purpose of letting everyone know that I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Graphics Tagged With: a day in the life, being a part of the design process, details, Graphics

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