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Ep 121: Material Selection

March 19, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 121: Material Selection

When you think of a building – whatever scale or project type, the items that go to create that building are most frequently associated with the materials that are selected that define the appearance … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Construction, Design Studio, Episodes, Materials and Products, Podcast Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Materials, Podcast, Products

IBS/KBIS 2023 Show Recap

March 13, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

IBS/KBIS 2023 Show Recap

Well, it has been a minute since we traveled to Las Vegas for the International Builders Show and Kitchen Bath Industry Show, otherwise known as IBS/KBIS. Bob and I made this trip in the first part of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Andrew H, Architects, Kitchen, Life in General, Materials and Products, Products, Residential, Travel Tagged With: Architects, career, Conventions, KBIS/IBS, Products, Travel

What’s On My Desk?

February 1, 2021 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

What’s On My Desk?

I had a moment about a week ago that had to do with the simple question of "What's on my desk?" We are very busy up at the office and I have been putting in a lot of early mornings and late nights - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Observations, Products, Tools of the Trade Tagged With: architects office, architectural studio, Materials, Products

049: Objects of Design

May 10, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

049: Objects of Design

For every architect and designer, there are objects out there that resonate for them in a profound manner and can even shape their design philosophies. These can be buildings, products – even … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Episodes, Life in General, Observations, Podcast Tagged With: Architecture and Society, conversations, details, Podcast, Products, what?

047: Apps for Architects

April 12, 2020 by Bob Borson 3 Comments

047: Apps for Architects

Architects are using technology more and more and with each passing day, more of this technology is available from the comforts of your cellphone or smart tablet. Are there applications out there that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes, Materials and Products, Observations, Podcast, Products Tagged With: architectural technology, Podcast, Products

Motherflipping Tile Joints

December 17, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Motherflipping Tile Joints

Normally I spend about 0.54788716 seconds coming up with the titles to the articles I write, with the exception of today. I agonized on it for almost 10 minutes ... I will acknowledge … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Interior Design, Life in General, Materials and Products, My House Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, design, details, modern house, My House, Products

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