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Residential Architecture 101 – Specifications

October 11, 2021 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Residential Architecture 101 – Specifications

Few people actually get excited when it comes to specifications, other than specification writers, but it's hard to ignore just how important they are when it comes to achieving a successful project. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Residential, Residential Architecture 101 Tagged With: architectural studio, Construction Process, Do you want to be an Architect, great to work with architects, Residential Architect

Residential Architecture 101 – Room Matrix

August 2, 2021 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Residential Architecture 101 – Room Matrix

Since it has been a while since the last entry in this series, today's topic is Residential Architecture 101 - Room Matrix. I brought this topic up in podcast episode 79: Designing a House because, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: My Work, Residential, Residential Architecture 101 Tagged With: Architects, being a part of the design process, great to work with architects, Residential Architect

Go To the Cave … or Return to Camp?

May 11, 2021 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Go To the Cave … or Return to Camp?

How many of you remember the Choose Your Own Adventure books from your childhood? These were books that came out in the late 1970s and early 1980s and the premise was that you read a book and roughly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Interior Design, Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: architects office, bob borson, great to work with architects, Materials, what?

057: Renovating your House

August 30, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

057: Renovating your House

Leaving your mark on the place where you live is built into the DNA of most architects and designers. This can manifest itself in many different ways but for many of us, working on the place where we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Contractors, Episodes, Life in General, My House, My Work, Observations, Podcast, Residential Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Construction Process, Episodes, great to work with architects, Podcast, Residential Architect

As-Built Drawing Adventure

July 2, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

As-Built Drawing Adventure

If you are an architect, it's a pretty safe bet that at some point in your career you've had to go on site and collect some existing dimensions for a project. My career is now almost 30 years in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: My Work, Observations, Office, Projects Tagged With: a day in the life, Do you want to be an Architect, great to work with architects, sketching

020: The Construction Bid Process

March 17, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

020: The Construction Bid Process

Every client wants to know what their project is going to cost and who’s going to build it. That means sending the drawings out and getting contractors involved … Let’s get ready to rumble because … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Construction, Contractors, Episodes Tagged With: construction, Construction Observation, Construction Process, great to work with architects, Podcast

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