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If You’re Not Having Fun, then You’re Doing Something Wrong

March 12, 2018 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

If You’re Not Having Fun, then You’re Doing Something Wrong

"If you go on vacation to Ireland and don't enjoy yourself, then that's your fault." This is what a man told me as I sat in the British Airways lounge in Heathrow airport while I was waiting with for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Holidays, Life in General, My Work Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural sketching, details, traveling

Somehow, 2018 Feels Different

January 2, 2018 by Bob Borson 40 Comments

Somehow, 2018 Feels Different

2018 is only a few hours old and it already feels different to me. Ignoring the fact that I am still sitting in my front room writing a blog post right before it is "due", and ignoring the fact that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General, My Work, Observations, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, blog, Travel, traveling

The Salk Institute

November 1, 2017 by Bob Borson 35 Comments

The Salk Institute

Something happened recently that I didn't see coming ... I visited a building that I had known about since college, seen a million and one pictures of the project, but truly didn't appreciate until I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Buildings, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, Architecture and Society, Travel, traveling

Exhibit: Architecture in Palestine during the British Mandate (1917-1948)

December 27, 2016 by Bob Borson 4 Comments

Exhibit: Architecture in Palestine during the British Mandate (1917-1948)

While I was in Israel this summer, I was fortunate enough to get a sneak peek into an architectural exhibit that was about to open at the Israel Museum that focused on the architecture of Palestine, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations, Travel Tagged With: Book Review, Israel, Modern Architecture, Travel, traveling

Israel – but first, let me take a groupie

August 8, 2016 by Bob Borson 17 Comments

Israel – but first, let me take a groupie

A few months ago I took a trip to Israel as a guest of Vibe Israel, in an effort expand my horizons and experience a part of the world about which I know very little. I have been mentally and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Observations, Travel Tagged With: Architecture and Society, Travel, traveling

New Year, New Adventures (That Might Kill Me)

January 11, 2016 by Bob Borson 25 Comments

New Year, New Adventures (That Might Kill Me)

I am exactly where I want to be ... at least, that's what I tell my daughter. One of the neat side effects of being a parent is that I have a daughter that asks me a lot of questions and she will not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ArchiTalks, My Work Tagged With: a day in the life, traveling

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