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Estate Project – Preston Hollow

January 29, 2019 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Estate Project – Preston Hollow

Life of been disproportionately busy as of late - which is nothing that should win me any awards, but I am already disproportionately busy so for me to single it out should count for something ... I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Graphics, My Work, Preston Hollow Estate, Residential Tagged With: Construction Process, details, Graphics, modern house

Just Draw it Up

October 10, 2018 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

Just Draw it Up

There is a request that I receive a few times a week that I thought I would finally talk about in an effort to shed some light on a fairly taboo subject. Those requests typically start off something … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Graphics, Observations, Residential Tagged With: clients, Construction Process, drafting, drawing

009: The “Low Cost Modern House”

September 30, 2018 by Bob Borson 8 Comments

009: The “Low Cost Modern House”

Modern Design used to be about the mechanization of the process thereby making a thing affordable to the masses ... but that doesn't really seem to be the case anymore. With their clarity often … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: architectural studio, being a part of the design process, Construction Process, Materials, Modern Architecture, Podcast

The Competitive Bid Process

July 18, 2018 by Bob Borson 5 Comments

The Competitive Bid Process

Of all the moments on a job, the bid phase gives me the most heartburn. It is a stressful period full of hardcore short-term deadlines and while my personal history tells me that I don't really have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Construction, Contractors, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Construction Process

Modern Wood Rainscreen

April 17, 2018 by Bob Borson 13 Comments

Modern Wood Rainscreen

There is something about a clean and simple wood "screen" that is suspended off the face of the wall that is at the same time both modern and refreshing. There are all sorts of tricks and benefits … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics, Modern House, Residential Tagged With: Architects, architectural sketching, being a part of the design process, Construction Process, details, Modern Architecture

The Year was 1980-Something

January 11, 2018 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

The Year was 1980-Something

There are few moments in your life where the time span between the current and younger versions of yourself collide. I had such a moment yesterday and despite my aversion to "celebrity sightings", … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contractors, Life in General, NKBA Insiders, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, Construction Process, NKBA, NKBA Insiders

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