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Surviving Architecture School | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

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? The person with the most skills typically wins.

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An Alphabet of Architectural Models

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Balsa was so derided when I was in architecture school in the 1990s that we were required to build presentation models from bass wood, a much harder and harder-to-cut wood, something the lasting scars on my fingers can attest to.) a+u 2014:03: Supermodels , photographed by Hisao Suzuki, published by a+u, 2014.

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Sketch Paper | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Profiler I started toward an architecture degree in nineteeneightysomething at USC… I took a hiatus for the Gulf War… When I went back to architecture school in the late nineties… I showed up at a preliminary presentation with an armful of “trace” and realized how much things changed in only five years.

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#ArchiSketch | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Blog / #ArchiSketch #ArchiSketch Bob Borson — June 23, 2014 — 22 Comments As an architect, I tend to communicate through sketching – which is starting to make me a bit of a relic. Sharp Bob, As a recent graduate of architecture school – I’m proud to call myself an avid sketch artist.

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Photo's #frommydesk | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

January 26th, 2014 “Typical Sunday afternoon – except this design sketch is for me” (photo by @mborson ) #architecture #sketch #design #architect. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? on my project notes” #sketch. Following my casual advice is at your own peril.

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Architectural Studio - 4 Questions | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Architectural Studio – 4 Questions Architectural Studio – 4 Questions Bob Borson — May 8, 2014 — 30 Comments A large percentage of the articles I write on this site are the result of receiving the same sorts of questions over and over again. Not just with clients, but colleagues as well.

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25 Best Architecture Firms in Montréal

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Home to McGill University, one of the most prestigious architecture schools in the country, the city constantly produces new pieces of architecture that do not fit under any specific trend or movement but rather steadily push the boundaries of contemporary architecture.