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034: Let’s Get Physical

September 29, 2019 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

034: Let’s Get Physical

Architectural models are clearly within the architect's domain but are you within the "physical models are better" or "digital models are better" camp? That's the subject matter today as we discuss … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Graphics, Podcast Tagged With: architects office, design studio, models, Podcast

Models and Party Planning

September 6, 2017 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

Models and Party Planning

In the very near future, we are going to throw a party at my office to recognize and celebrate a myriad of milestones, achievements, and honors. It's been just over four years since we relocated to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Office Tagged With: architects office, models, office

A Culture of Models

August 15, 2017 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

A Culture of Models

Architectural models ... there's not a person walking the planet who doesn't love them. My office isn't particularly large, either in terms of employees (7) or square footage (1,677 sf), but we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Life in General, Observations, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural studio, cabin, models

What did you miss in 2016? The Best from Life of an Architect

December 28, 2016 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

What did you miss in 2016? The Best from Life of an Architect

The end of the year is almost upon us and it is time to reflect back on last year - that a look at what worked, and what didn't. Did you know I wrote 48 articles for this site last year? In the seven … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Blog, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Life in General, My House, My Work, Residential, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, blog, details, models, sketches

A Case for Building Architectural Models

February 1, 2016 by Bob Borson 52 Comments

A Case for Building Architectural Models

When architects are in school, they build a lot of models during their coursework. I don't have an actual count but I bet that over the 6 years I spent in school that I built a few hundred models. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Design, Observations Tagged With: architects office, models, office

Architectural Models

September 12, 2013 by Bob Borson 40 Comments

Architectural Models

One of the biggest changes I have seen since moving over to my new office is that the number of scale models has gone up considerably. There are currently 7 fairly large models stashed all over the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Design, Do you want to be an Architect? Tagged With: architects office, design, models

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