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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

It’s a New Year and I’m already over it

January 5, 2015 by Bob Borson 21 Comments

It’s a New Year and I’m already over it

It has taken me almost 30 minutes to write this sentence ... and it isn't interesting in the slightest way. Creative funk? No, I think it has more to do with cobwebs and the lethargic tendencies that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General Tagged With: architects office, office

The Best Things about my Future New Office

February 24, 2014 by Bob Borson 36 Comments

The Best Things about my Future New Office

I am counting down the days to when we expect to move out of our current office and into our new one. There was the office at my last job - [An Architect's Office] - which shows how I laid that office … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, My Work Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, design studio, office

Meetings are a Waste of Time

September 19, 2013 by Bob Borson 34 Comments

Meetings are a Waste of Time

Despite how much I like to talk, I think most meetings are a waste of time and a drain on my life force. At least half of the meetings I attend, nothing is really happening other than the swapping of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, career, office

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