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A Love Letter to "Home: A Short History of an Idea," the Book That Defined My Idea of Comfort

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In fact, many of the things Rybczynski learned in architecture school and beyond seemed to directly contradict the concept. Consider the Wassily chair , one of a handful of classic modern furniture pieces that are instantly recognizable to anyone with a passing interest in design.

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Life of an Architect – Best of 2014

Life of an Architect

A close up look at the progress on the KHouse Modern and an opportunity to explain how pier and beam foundations work. Today is a first – I am doing something that I told myself that I would never do … show you one of my projects from architecture school. Why the change of heart?

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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.

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#ArchiSketch | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Sharp Bob, As a recent graduate of architecture school – I’m proud to call myself an avid sketch artist. link] Bob Borson I wouldn’t say relic … you on this site leaving comments so that technically puts you ahead of a lot of folks. The Lantern House -. link] Cory W.

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Building with Structural Insulated Panels. or SIPs | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Construction / Building with Structural Insulated Panels … or SIPs Building with Structural Insulated Panels … or SIPs Bob Borson — March 31, 2014 — 75 Comments We are building the CHouse Modern using Structurally Insulated Panels, or SIPs as they are commonly referenced.

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Architecture and The Art of Getting it Wrong | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Fast forward a few years – the college process is now complete and architectural schools are churning out extremely creative graduates, ready to take on the design world … except few graduates will actually get to work on “BIG IDEA” design projects.

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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Cheers, Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr In Life in General , Observations , Travel a day in the life , about bob , Architecture School , bob borson , Travel , traveling Graphic Standards heard around the. Learning is certainly a great by-product of the experience, but so is growing up. Thx for share it with us.