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Documenting with photos

January 9, 2012 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Documenting with photos

Architectural photography is serious business and I will be the first to tell you that I am not an architectural photographer ... unless the only requirement is that you take pictures of architecture. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Blog, Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: architectural technology, Construction Observation, Construction Process, photography, Products, social media

What to get an Architect for Christmas 2011

December 8, 2011 by Bob Borson 39 Comments

What to get an Architect for Christmas 2011

Let's see ... 400 square feet of glass mosaic tile, labor to install, elongated 1 piece toilet, large soaking bathtub, 20 hours plumber labor, 60 hours carpenter labor, tape, bed and texture ... wait … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Life in General, Materials and Products Tagged With: Architects, Gifts, Products, t-shirts

How to build a shower that won’t leak – Products

December 1, 2011 by Bob Borson 55 Comments

How to build a shower that won’t leak – Products

Building a proper shower starts with specifying the right sort of products. Because there are all sorts of sites out there that tell you how to build a shower (and since I don't build these myself), I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, My Work Tagged With: Materials, Products, Sale Street

Lunchtime Architectural Products 02

November 21, 2011 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

Lunchtime Architectural Products 02

This is the second installment of a reoccurring segment I am introducing here on Life of an Architect. I am calling it Lunchtime Architectural Products - where once or maybe twice a month show you … [Read more...]

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Lunchtime Architectural Products

November 10, 2011 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Lunchtime Architectural Products

Being an architect isn't all glamour, bottle service and groupies, sometimes there is work that actually happens. The work is grueling and unrelenting at times so I thought I would show you how I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products Tagged With: Lunchtime Architectural Products, Materials, Products

Old Modern Fireplaces

November 1, 2011 by Bob Borson 10 Comments

Old Modern Fireplaces

Just to get it out of the way - yes, I live in Texas where everyone thinks we ride horses to work and drill oil wells just for fun. While those statements might be true, the one thing that most people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: fire places, My House, Products

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