Life of an Architect

APRIL 20, 2014

Make Your Own Opportunities Make Your Own Opportunities Bob Borson — April 21, 2014 — 26 Comments Young architectural interns are awesome … full of promise and possibility. This information applies to not only architecture students, but to most career paths. Home / Do you want to be an Architect? Send to Email Address.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The firm’s outstanding portfolio is a testament to its range and expertise, encompassing hospitality, retail, cultural, residential and corporate spheres. Utilizing pioneering design and construction methods, its work is informed by each site’s unique cultural and geographic qualities.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 2, 2014

Home / Life in General / Introducing the CHouse Modern Introducing the CHouse Modern Bob Borson — March 3, 2014 — 27 Comments First off let me acknowledge that I need to start working on better names for my projects … first it was the ‘ KHouse Modern ‘ and now we have the ‘CHouse Modern.’

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 6, 2017

Diary entries, unashamed messy models and sketches, a dictionary running throughout the book in the margin, and construction photos all work together in a novel way to give the reader a front row seat in a fast moving and high profile architecture firm. Before the talk I got him to sign his book, Ando: Complete Works 1975-2014.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 5, 2014

If you want specific information on how to launch or grow your firm, stay tuned. You’ll love what’s coming in 2014. The post What I Do Is Bigger Than Who I Am appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. I write what motivates me in hopes that it will motivate you as well.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 11, 2015

The Citizen Architect stays informed on local, state, and federal issues, and makes time for service to the community. This of course makes sense since Michael has been a small firm business owner for more than 25 years and can easily look back and make all the connections between doing the right thing and having good things happen in return.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Home / Career / Architectural Job Starter Kit Architectural Job Starter Kit Bob Borson — February 28, 2014 — 27 Comments March is knocking on the door so that means one thing in an architectural office: the “summer interns” and freshly minted architectural graduates are … well, knocking on the door.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 16, 2019

Since the vast majority of my career has been spent in small firms, I tend to create redlines that are more narrative and collaborative in their nature. These are almost always very popular and I definitely have a love/hate relationship with putting this sort of information out there for general consumption.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

Social media requires constant posting and updating so that your audience won’t lose you in their growing newsfeed of information. As a new firm, Mike doesn’t use social media as much as larger and established firms because it requires lots of time, which he uses to develop drawings and meet with his clients. Design your brand.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 29, 2013

That having been said, there are some changes coming in 2014 … I won’t say they’re going to be awesome since I don’t really know, I’m making this up as I go. Thank you and please keep up the good in 2014! Happy 2014! b) good design advise c) informative. So, thanks and happy new year!

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 8, 2013

For our upcoming conference in January of 2014, we have Rand Elliot, Marlon Blackwell, Victor Trahan and Victor Legoretta presenting to us. A very good friend of mine is the 2014 Chapter President for a small unstaffed component and he and I have had conversations about the challenges associated with getting things done.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 18, 2014

Home / Career / Your Behavior Matters Your Behavior Matters Bob Borson — June 19, 2014 — 42 Comments We’ve all heard the expression that you shouldn’t ever judge a book by its cover, and I for one, tend to agree with this expression. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect?

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 27, 2013

I stand by that comment and think that clean and easy to read architectural drawings do more than just make me feel good about my artistic side, they help convey information to the people you are creating the drawings for in the first place. So information like this that helps me hone my craft and narrow the gap is always appreciated.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

There is a line I am walking with the client between sharing this process and divulging information he does not want shared. It all pays off at the end, of course, because of the information that is already embedded in the model by the time one generates the 2D permit and construction documents. link] Bob Borson Probably not.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 19, 2018

LePage and you are listening to EntreArchitect podcast where I speak with inspiring, passionate people who shared their knowledge and expertise all to help you build a better business as a small firm entrepreneur, architect. Freshbooks, the cloud based accounting software that makes running your small firm easy, fast and secure.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 7, 2016

Back in 2014, I shared my thoughts on Recording Meeting Minutes Using Evernote and in 2013, I asked my friend David Doucette, co-founder of ArchitectExamPrep.com to publish his Ultimate Guide to Evernote for Architects. The email is from the contractor and it includes an RFI (Request for Information) for the kitchen.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

The information that Patti shared was very valuable to the members attending, as well as those who will watch the video of the recorded session. The post Benefit Corporations for Architects appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. What is a Benefit Corporation? Footnotes. [1] 1] [link]. [2]

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 6, 2014

With nearly 16 million monthly users reported as of early 2014 it’s no longer possible to ignore Houzz as a niche social media fad. This means providing their search engine with as much information as possible, which on Houzz, is in the form of images, keywords, and the information contained in your profile.

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Architizer

JANUARY 2, 2024

For the first time at the 11th A+Awards , the most outstanding super-small practices were recognized in the Best X-Small Firm category, designed for studios of between one and five employees. The firm’s ethos is highly collaborative, working closely with clients and craftspeople to deliver exceptional, informed structures.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 9, 2014

Starting from Site Appraisal and the Brief, architects and designers will work together on appropriating information into something more understandable to all, which translates to pie charts, mapping, options of massing models on a site, shadow/solar irradiation studies, views and so on. ” Your is a possessive word.

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