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010: What Makes You a Designer

October 14, 2018 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

010: What Makes You a Designer

There are many things I do during a typical day – designing “stuff” is just one very small portion – but I still consider myself a designer more so than a project architect. Since I work at a smallish … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: a day in the life, being a part of the design process, design, design studio, Podcast

Technology is Amazing

May 21, 2018 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

Technology is Amazing

If you are an architect, technology is a way of life ... but despite knowing this information, I am frequently amazed by just how amazing technology actually is and the role it plays daily in my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural technology, being a part of the design process, design studio

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

Architectural Portfolios

May 8, 2017 by Bob Borson 30 Comments

Architectural Portfolios

If you are an architectural student - or a young architecture school graduate - Architectural Portfolios are extremely important. While they are probably not as important as you think, they are far … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: architects office, career, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect

The Tools of an Architect

February 8, 2016 by Bob Borson 24 Comments

The Tools of an Architect

Architects are lucky. Once you get past the few architects that complain disproportionately loud for the entire profession, you will discover that just about anyone can be an architect and have a role … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, bob borson, design studio, Do you want to be an Architect

Architects and Pumpkins

October 29, 2015 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

Architects and Pumpkins

Some people simply lose their minds when it comes to Halloween ... I am not one of those people. In fact, I generally don't like dressing up in a costume and I definitely don't like putting stuff on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General Tagged With: being a part of the design process, design studio, Halloween, Holiday, Materials

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