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It’s Important to Keep Learning

January 10, 2017 by Bob Borson 13 Comments

It’s Important to Keep Learning

This has been an interesting few weeks for me - very busy and very stressful, two things that I could do with less of in my life. Whenever the stress level goes up in my life, the time I spend in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General Tagged With: advice, career

If I have to tell you everything …

October 4, 2016 by Bob Borson 63 Comments

If I have to tell you everything …

This is one of the posts that probably shouldn't be written - but that's what I do. If I were half as smart as I pretend to be, I would probably take this moment and walk around the block or destroy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General Tagged With: advice, career, Construction Observation

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

Summer is for the Young at Heart

July 25, 2016 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Summer is for the Young at Heart

From my earliest memories, summertime in Texas means watermelon and cantaloupe, ice cream, swimming, riding my bike, and being gone all day looking for trouble ... as long as I was home before dark. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks, Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: ArchiTalks, career, summer

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

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

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