30X40 Design Workshop

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Before I enrolled in architecture school in the late summer of 1991 (has it been 32 years?), As architecture schools greet new students this fall, I thought it would be fun to revisit that list of “must-haves” after having practiced architecture for 30 years. What’s stood the test of time in my practice?

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Architecture School Sketching Architecture Mining 52

Life of an Architect

APRIL 6, 2014

Home / Graphics / Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me Bob Borson — April 7, 2014 — 70 Comments Architectural sketching is becoming a thing of the past – at least that’s how it seems to me most days.

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Sketching Architect Architecture Technique 111

Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Home / Career / Surviving Architecture School Surviving Architecture School Bob Borson — December 16, 2013 — 49 Comments Despite what you might hear, architecture school is terrific. What happens when you are actually still in school? What about those poor souls? Happy surviving!

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Architecture School Architect Architecture Sketching 111

Community Architect

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Front of the school facing Bismarck Strasse (School website) The architectural project with all these features came to my mind when I was wondering which of the projects I have under my belt as an architect could still resonate with the students that I, at times, try to teach one thing or another. Let me explain why.

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Project Architect Sketching Roofing 80

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It also has a new translation of Ando’s essay “Le Corbusier and His Houses,” with photos of more than 100 models of Le Corbusier houses made by Ando’s students in Tokyo, 2001, with Ando's commentary included in English for the first time. The two-part exhibition had two curators: Eric Mumford did the Corbu component and Daniel J.

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Foundation Art Modern Students 98

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Home / Life in General / Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Bob Borson — October 24, 2013 — 38 Comments 23 years ago, as a fourth year architecture student, I spent the Fall semester traveling around Western Europe soaking in all the architectural wonders I could find.

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Architecture Student Students Architect Architecture 80

EntreArchitect

JUNE 6, 2017

I once had a phone call with an architecture student asking for advice. This would have been my favorite section when I was an architecture student. Architecture and Disjunction by Bernard Tschumi – This is by far my most marked up, underlined, and starred architecture book. Theory + Design Process.

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Architect Sketching Firms Client 52