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OLD FRIENDS UPLOADED

Shades of Grey

I was responsible for this small building from concept design to completion, and my toolkit was the Sketchup and Autocad I brought along on my laptop, along with Photoshop. For my part, I continue to pursue the goal of "sketching with Revit", if only because it has given me so much pleasure for the past seventeen years.

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Scale and Proportion

Life of an Architect

This was one of the initial design sketches I did for this gable elevation design study. My sketch above is weirdly off because I drew in 4 garage door panels ( on an 8′-0″ door, there are typically 4 equal sized panels ). Whew – Thanks, Photoshop! The sketch above has a similar condition.

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The Hollow Tree Playhouse – Winner’s Profile

Life of an Architect

One of the “benefits” of having your playhouse selected for construction (other than getting built) is that you received a “Winner’s Profile” here on Life of an Architect. I use Google Sketch Up to draw the 3D modeling and adobe Photoshop for the presentation. I know … big whoop. Thanks guys.

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A Day in the Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

6:45am I had to sketch out a quick graphic image for my annual “ What to Get an Architect for Christmas ” post. A Christmas ornament seemed Christmas-y enough so I sketched it up, took a picture of it with my phone, brought it into Photoshop where I added some color, and then *BOOM* … the graphic was created.

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Pier and Beam Foundations - KHouse Progress | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Construction / Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Bob Borson — June 12, 2014 — 73 Comments On the residential part of our practice, we do a lot of pier and beam foundations. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect?

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KHouse Modern Progress Update | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

We received our permit at the end of October of last year so I know what you’re thinking … why haven’t you started construction? Even thought this is a cost+ project, the contractor has prepared a budget bid price and we have made some revisions to save some money – most of which were structural changes. [and

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