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It’s all about the narrative

February 13, 2012 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

It’s all about the narrative

In approximately 3 1/2 months I will be standing on a stage in Washington D.C. at the American Institute of Architects 2012 National Convention talking about blogging and social media for architects. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: Architecture and Society, being a part of the design process, builder homes, conversations, great to work with architects, Residential Architect

It’s all about me

January 19, 2012 by Bob Borson 34 Comments

It’s all about me

Since I’ll be invading Bob’s blog on a semi-regular basis, I figure that I need to get to know you all a little better and in turn have you all get to know me (not the “hey, we should go grab a beer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations Tagged With: Architecture and Society, conversations, design, furniture, Scott Taylor

Kate gives me some perspective

January 10, 2012 by Bob Borson 28 Comments

Kate gives me some perspective

. I had a bad day today ... not really bad, just worse than normal. It was stressful, I listened to people argue and be combative. More issues were brought up than resolved and people didn't take … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, conversations

Job Site Culture and Pride

December 22, 2011 by Bob Borson 29 Comments

Job Site Culture and Pride

. I had an interesting conversation with a contractor the other day - it centered on job site culture and how to create the right sort. I'm not talking about Fight Club sort of culture or stuff found … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contractors, Observations Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Construction Observation, Construction Process, contractors, conversations, modern house, Sale Street

Say what you mean, mean what you say

December 6, 2011 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

Say what you mean, mean what you say

The message today is about taking a deeper and sometimes a second or third look at what appears to be an everyday common object, occurrence, or in my example, a phrase. All of a sudden, something you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: career, conversations, Let's Blog Off

What am I doing? I’m talking to people

November 2, 2011 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

What am I doing? I’m talking to people

. It's 2:00am and I am laying in bed ... I must have 10 or 15 things running through my mind all at once. To me, in my sleep deprived semi-conscious state, they are all good things that make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Career Tagged With: a day in the life, about bob, Architecture and Society, conversations, Writing a blog

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