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Life of an Architect – The Inevitable has Arrived

June 11, 2018 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Life of an Architect – The Inevitable has Arrived

The inevitable has arrived. I am officially bored with blogging, and it only took 8 years, 5 months, 8 days, and 854 blog posts to get here. I can still easily remember the thrill I used to experience … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Architecture and Society, conversations, Podcast, what?, Writing a blog

Conference Calls are Killing Me

June 4, 2018 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

Conference Calls are Killing Me

At some point, somebody thought instead of having face-to-face meetings, conference calls would be a good idea. They were wrong because it's a bad idea ... just like ordering anything from a "food" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: architects office, architectural studio, conversations

Architectural Blogging … It isn’t for Everyone

March 20, 2018 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

Architectural Blogging … It isn’t for Everyone

My computer is dying ... I am systematically killing it with all the stuff I keep on here. One of the things that frequently happens when you write a blog like mine (i.e. a site that is graphically … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, blog, conversations, what?, Writing a blog

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

How Architects Talk to One Another

December 6, 2017 by Bob Borson 20 Comments

How Architects Talk to One Another

Since I spend a majority of my time trying exceedingly hard to not sound like an architect, it's always a bit of a jolt to my system when I jump back into an environment when it's actually important … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics, Life in General, My Work, Observations, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, architectural studio, conversations, design studio, sketching

Your First Architectural Job is Important

June 28, 2017 by Bob Borson 13 Comments

Your First Architectural Job is Important

Pretty simple and straightforward sentence - "Your first architectural job is important." Let me clarify that I'm not talking about summer jobs or internships ... those don't really count. No, what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: architects office, career, conversations

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