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[Facepalm]

November 3, 2014 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

[Facepalm]

Once again I find myself siting on the couch on a Sunday afternoon and I'm working - this pattern has been going on for such a long time now I'm pretty used to it. You might be thinking that by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Career Tagged With: a day in the life, Architecture and Society, blog, conversations, social media

An Interview with Vasi Ypsilantis – Part Two

October 22, 2014 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

An Interview with Vasi Ypsilantis – Part Two

Vasi Ypsilantis is an internationally renown kitchen designer who I was able to talk at length about her award-winning creative process, her distinguished career, and how her participation in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Kitchen, SZW Kitchen Design Contest Tagged With: being a part of the design process, conversations, kitchen design contest, kitchens, SZW

An Interview with Vasi Ypsilantis – Part One

October 8, 2014 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

An Interview with Vasi Ypsilantis – Part One

Recently, I was able to talk at length with renown kitchen designer Vasi Ypsilantis about the creative process, her distinguished career, and how her participation in the Kitchen Design Contest - both … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Kitchen, SZW Kitchen Design Contest Tagged With: being a part of the design process, conversations, kitchen design contest, kitchens, SZW

What’s in a Name? Intern Architect

September 11, 2014 by Bob Borson 91 Comments

What’s in a Name? Intern Architect

As a result of exhaustive research, I have concluded that the only people who hate the word "Intern" are interns. Big surprise there ... glad I didn't spend any money on market research to figure that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, conversations

Hanging Pictures is a drag

August 25, 2014 by Bob Borson 34 Comments

Hanging Pictures is a drag

There are no two ways about it, hanging pictures is a drag. A total drag. The dragiest of drags. I know what you're thinking "Is that even a thing?" Yes - it is, because I just hung a whole bunch of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations, Office, Sketching Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Construction Process, conversations

Being an Architect

July 10, 2014 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Being an Architect

I frequently get a lot of the same questions and if you are in a creative field - and a visible member of that field - I'm quite sure you get these same sorts of questions. In an effort to fill the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks, Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: a day in the life, ArchiTalks, conversations, Do you want to be an Architect

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