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Sketchapalooza

August 10, 2015 by Bob Borson 40 Comments

Sketchapalooza

Every now and again, someone will try to convince me that the design process is faster using computer software than sketching. I used to respond to those comments, try to build an intelligent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, My Work, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, college, sketches, sketching

Your Projects from Architecture School are Silly

September 2, 2014 by Bob Borson 64 Comments

Your Projects from Architecture School are Silly

Today is a first - I am doing something that I told myself that I would never do ... show you one of my projects from architecture school. Why the change of heart? I'm not entirely sure, maybe it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Memories from Studio Tagged With: about bob, architectural studio, Architecture School, college, design, Do you want to be an Architect

Architectural Studio – 4 Questions

May 8, 2014 by Bob Borson 29 Comments

Architectural Studio – 4 Questions

A large percentage of the articles I write on this site are the result of receiving the same sorts of questions over and over again. Rather than send out a half-baked, off the top of my head response, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: architectural studio, Architecture School, college, design studio

Memories from Studio

April 10, 2014 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Memories from Studio

In my very first studio class, we had an assignment to make a tertiary color wheel (12 colors) out of found objects. It turned out to be much harder than expected - I remember riding around … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Memories from Studio Tagged With: architectural studio, college

Memories from Studio

March 27, 2014 by Bob Borson 57 Comments

Memories from Studio

People who didn't attend architectural school don't understand juries. They don't realize how difficult it is to stand up in front of a room full of your classmates and professors and "explain" why … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Memories from Studio Tagged With: architectural studio, college

Memories from Studio

October 19, 2013 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

I once had a jam box “re-purposed” from my work space when I was in 2nd year studio. I remember being particularly irritated about it at the time because I had just made a brand new mix tape and I had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Memories from Studio Tagged With: architectural studio, college

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