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Homemade Easter Float

March 29, 2012 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Homemade Easter Float

Easter is just around the corner and in my house that means lots of Cadbury chocolate eggs, the smell of vinegar mixed with the sound of Easter Egg dye pellets fizzing, but most importantly, it’s time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General, Materials and Products Tagged With: a day in the life, being a part of the design process, design, Holiday, Scott Taylor, what?

Pinterest for Architects

February 27, 2012 by Bob Borson 25 Comments

Pinterest for Architects

Unless you've had your head under a rock or extremely slow to discover new things, you have probably heard of Pinterest. One of the latest entries into the world of social networking, Pinterest is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: architectural technology, being a part of the design process, clients, design, Things that are Cool, tools of the trade

Dallas Science & Nature Museum: Progress

February 7, 2012 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Dallas Science & Nature Museum: Progress

Last week, North Texas media (and me) got one of the first looks inside the new Perot Museum of Nature & Science during a hard hat tour and construction update provided by Prtizker Prize winning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, architectural technology, concrete, Construction Observation, Dallas Architecture, design, Modern Architecture, photography

Texture and Color

February 6, 2012 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Texture and Color

I took a weekend trip to Southeast Oklahoma to Broken Bow Lake and Beaver Bend State Park to recharge my batteries a bit and change my surroundings just a bit. I am a city boy and didn't grow up … [Read more...]

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

Creative Juices – recharging your batteries

January 30, 2012 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

Creative Juices – recharging your batteries

It is only the end of January but I am feeling a little burned out, moving through the week in a fog-like creative vacuum - which is a really bad thing when you are in a creative field. It's time to … [Read more...]

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

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

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