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Bar Renovation – From Bad to Better

November 30, 2020 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

Bar Renovation – From Bad to Better

Now that the 2020 Holiday season is upon us, it is even more important that my bar be up and functioning. I thought today would be a good day to walk you through the renovation of my own bar, and of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Interior Design, Materials and Products, Modern House, My House, My Work, ResidentialTagged With: bob borson, Construction Process, details, Materials, Modern Architecture, modern house, My House, Residential Architect

Architecture: Form, Function, and Object

September 3, 2020 by Andrew HawkinsLeave a Comment

Architecture: Form, Function, and Object

“Form follows Function.” was a phrase coined by the late Louis Sullivan in 1896 in his article titled The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered. In reality, the phrase was “Form ever follows … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Design, Design Studio, Schools of Architecture, TheoriesTagged With: Architecture and Society, Architecture School, Architecture Theory, design, Modern Architecture

Architects and Tall Buildings

April 21, 2020 by Andrew HawkinsLeave 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 GeneralTagged With: Architects, design, Modern Architecture

Architectural Sketch Series: Schematic Design

August 13, 2019 by Bob BorsonLeave a Comment

Architectural Sketch Series: Schematic Design

In a moment of absolute madness, I decided to write today's post on schematic design and populate it with 11(!?!) schematic design sketches - basically what amounts to a digital summarization of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Sketches - The Series, Design, Graphics, Residential, SketchingTagged With: architectural sketching, design, Graphics, Modern Architecture, Residential Architect, sketching

Stairs are Complicated

March 26, 2019 by Bob Borson1 Comment

Stairs are Complicated

Some of the most complicated and underappreciated architectural drawings to ever exist are those depicting stairs. While I will readily concede that part of me likes the technical challenges that come … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Graphics, Oak GroveTagged With: architectural sketching, architectural technology, details, Graphics, Modern Architecture

009: The “Low Cost Modern House”

September 30, 2018 by Bob Borson8 Comments

009: The “Low Cost Modern House”

Modern Design used to be about the mechanization of the process thereby making a thing affordable to the masses ... but that doesn't really seem to be the case anymore. With their clarity often … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EpisodesTagged With: architectural studio, being a part of the design process, Construction Process, Materials, Modern Architecture, Podcast

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