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Japanese Playhouse in New Zealand

April 5, 2012 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

Japanese Playhouse in New Zealand

The other day I received an email that made a ho-hum day into a really good one. The email I received was from Mark Staiger, a person I have never met before. Mark lives in New Zealand and saw the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Playhouses Tagged With: a day in the life, Architecture and Society, blog, Design Competition, Playhouse Competition, playhouses, Things that are Cool

Children’s Playhouse 2011 – Complete!

August 4, 2011 by Bob Borson 41 Comments

Children’s Playhouse 2011 – Complete!

The 15th Annual ORIX Parade of Playhouses event is about to actually start and the Bug Playhouse I designed was completed on time and delivered to the event without complication or drama. I know that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Life in General, My Work, Playhouses Tagged With: a day in the life, CASA, photography, playhouses, Volunteer

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

The Bug House

April 26, 2011 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

The Bug House

. . The entries for this years Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouse design competition hosted by the AIA Young Architectects Forum are all due tomorrow - which means I need to show everyone what I am … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Life in General, My Work, Playhouses Tagged With: CASA, Design Competition, playhouses, sketchup, Volunteer

The Japanese Playhouse – Complete

August 3, 2010 by Bob Borson 23 Comments

The Japanese Playhouse – Complete

The 2010 ORIX Parade of Playhouses benefiting Dallas CASA is coming to a close - at least for me. My playhouse is getting delivered to Northpark Mall today and over the next three days, all 17 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, My Work, Playhouses Tagged With: bob borson, CASA, playhouses

Japanese Playhouse – The Construction Documents

May 30, 2010 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

Japanese Playhouse – The Construction Documents

So I had to prepare some construction drawings to pass along to the contractor who will be building this playhouse. His name is Barry Buford and he has his own construction company - Buford Builders, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, My Work Tagged With: CASA, Design Competition, playhouses, sketchup

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