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055: Scale This!

August 2, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

055: Scale This!

How does scale factor into the practice of architecture? For any architect, scale and proportion are two skills that appear to be the most challenging to master. Scale and proportion are also where a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Design, Episodes, Life in General, Podcast Tagged With: Architects, conversations, design, details, Podcast

Dear John, An Ode Public Restroom Design

June 11, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins 1 Comment

Dear John, An Ode Public Restroom Design

So let’s talk business. Not your office business, not your business, not THE business, but doing the business. I have been looking at a wide variety of books lately both from my library and on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Buildings, Design, Life in General, Projects Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, building typologies, design, design process, Materials

051: Style over Substance

June 7, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

051: Style over Substance

We are all familiar with the phrase “style over substance” but those words might mean something else to architects. If I were to look at a project and describe it with this particular phrase, there is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design, Episodes, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, Architecture and Society, design

Design Process – This is New for Me

May 19, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Design Process – This is New for Me

I went back to work today. I suppose to clarify that a bit more, I physically I went back to work and sat at my desk for the first time since  March 13th, 2020. Was it weird? Yeah ... it was a bit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Design, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: architectural studio, design, details, Do you want to be an Architect, Graphics, sketchup

048: Big Design / Small Details

April 26, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

048: Big Design / Small Details

Just about every architect worth their measure develops a design process that works for them – it’s almost like a fingerprint, it's that unique. In today's post and podcast episode, Andrew and I are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Career, Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: architectural studio, being a part of the design process, career, design, design studio, Podcast

Architects and Tall Buildings

April 21, 2020 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

Architects and Tall Buildings

I like tall buildings. I am not certain if that is because I am an architect or just because I like being up in the air. I have been to many in my life as an Architect. And to be honest, I almost … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Buildings, Life in General Tagged With: Architects, design, Modern Architecture

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