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Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me

April 7, 2014 by Bob Borson 105 Comments

Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me

Architectural sketching is becoming a thing of the past - at least that's how it seems to me most days. I graduated eons ago back in 1992, back in the days that pre-date computers being used in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Graphics, Life in General, My Work, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, sketches, sketching

Narrative as Design Process

September 3, 2013 by Bob Borson 40 Comments

Narrative as Design Process

Sometimes it really does help to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes – or in this case, take a shower in their bathroom. I am a big-time believer in the power of story telling – creating a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Modern House Tagged With: bathrooms, being a part of the design process, design, details, sketches

Your sketches speak for themselves

April 16, 2010 by Bob Borson 43 Comments

Your sketches speak for themselves

I recently had a conversation about the importance of sketching and my job. With the prevalence of computer 3D software, fewer and fewer graduates from the design profession are entering the "real" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Life in General, My Work, Observations Tagged With: details, Do you want to be an Architect, sketches, sketching

Sketching out a design solution

April 1, 2010 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Sketching out a design solution

I received an email asking if I would share details from some of my projects. While I bristle at the risk I might be exposing myself to, I remembered that I enjoy looking at details quite a bit, so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: My Work Tagged With: details, sketches, sketching

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