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eVolo 2013 Skyscraper Competition

July 9, 2012 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

eVolo 2013 Skyscraper Competition

Before you get all worked up, I am not hosting another design competition here on Life of an Architect ... yet. I'm not sure how many people are familiar with the annual eVolo Skyscraper … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: architectural technology, Architecture and Society, design, Design Competition, Graphics

The Genius of Charley Harper

December 20, 2011 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

The Genius of Charley Harper

. Charley Harper is an American Modernist artist known for his illustrations of all sorts of wildlife. He called it "minimal realism" but I call it awesome. I had seen the work of Charley Harper … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: art, Graphics, Things that are Cool

HEXBUG Micro Robotic Creatures

August 8, 2011 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

HEXBUG Micro Robotic Creatures

Have you ever heard of HEXBUG? If you are a parent with a child between the ages of 6 and 15 I can almost guarantee that you have. HEXBUG are small robotic toys that have a bug theme to them - and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Materials and Products Tagged With: CASA, design, Graphics, Products

Playhouse Design – Construction Drawings

June 30, 2011 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

Playhouse Design – Construction Drawings

It's that time of year - the 2011 ORIX Parade of Playhouses benefitting Dallas CASA. The Parade of Playhouses, hosted by NorthPark Center, provides an opportunity to help abused and neglected … [Read more...]

Filed Under: My Work Tagged With: CASA, Graphics, plans, playhouses, sketchup

Canada Dry – Bottling Plant

January 4, 2011 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

Canada Dry – Bottling Plant

Things used to be much more simple - but that doesn't mean they were better ... but in this case it does. During the holiday break, I had some time to continue flipping through all the old … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations Tagged With: Architectural Forum, details, Graphics

LOAA Graphics … and the winner is

December 17, 2010 by Bob Borson 46 Comments

LOAA Graphics … and the winner is

So it is time to publish the graphics I received for consideration here at Life of an Architect. A few weeks ago - several more than a few actually - I wrote a post sharing my frustration with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Graphics, Writing a blog

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