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Pencils and Architects

July 2, 2012 by Bob Borson 32 Comments

Pencils and Architects

The other day I was attempting to clean up my desk a bit and I moved a very large stack of drawings that was laying on top of about 50,000 other things. As I moved the drawings, a bunch of pen's, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, architectural sketching, art, Products, Things that are Cool

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

Pinterest for Architects

February 27, 2012 by Bob Borson 25 Comments

Pinterest for Architects

Unless you've had your head under a rock or extremely slow to discover new things, you have probably heard of Pinterest. One of the latest entries into the world of social networking, Pinterest is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: architectural technology, being a part of the design process, clients, design, Things that are Cool, tools of the trade

No, it’s all about me

January 26, 2012 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

No, it’s all about me

Life of an Architect contributor Scott Taylor wrote an article, It's all about me introducing himself and explaining a bit about who he is and what makes him tick. He accomplished this by preparing a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: about bob, bob borson, Things that are Cool, what?

The Genius of Charley Harper

December 20, 2011 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

The Genius of Charley Harper

. Charley Harper is an American Modernist artist known for his illustrations of all sorts of wildlife. He called it "minimal realism" but I call it awesome. I had seen the work of Charley Harper … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: art, Graphics, Things that are Cool

I’m Number 3! (or 46 if you’re picky)

July 14, 2011 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

I’m Number 3!  (or 46 if you’re picky)

. My arm is killing me from from all the gratuitous back patting I've been giving myself since I found out that ... ahem... my site www.LifeofanArchitect.com  is the 3rd most popular architectural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, My Work Tagged With: Life of an Architect, scoreboard, social media, Things that are Cool, Writing a blog

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