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Architectural Sketching [or How to Sketch like Bob] | Life of an Architect

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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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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

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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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What to Get an Architect for Christmas – 2016

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I have 3 of these models in my own house and I have given two additional casts away as gifts to really good friends of mine. I could also argue that boiling water is particularly handy for architecture students so they can eat those oh-so-delicious $0.99 I am a pro (or at least now I can look like one).

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What to Get an Architect for Christmas (2013) | Life of an Architect

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x 10) - $15 I’m a big advocate of sketching, despite the fact that I am not particularly adept in my own sketching “style” I get a lot of Moleskine journals as gifts but the one I’ve listed above is my favorite. Since half of my sketches are total clunkers, the cahier journals seem just a bit more forgiving.

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because that's what architects do for fun | Life of an Architect

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Jess Hopkin If it’s any consolation, I use sketch up all the time for trying to make my point at uni Tony Bob, Im new to your blog, and I have had some reading a lot of your posts and insight. I also am designing a house for my husband and I – he is my worst client (LOL). We already have the land in southern Az.

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

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The education of an architect intentionally and systematically breaks down the creative process “baggage” and untrained habits of their students, and then starts the process of rebuilding that process in a non-stigmatized environment. maybe there is, maybe the client wants or needs that! link] Bob Borson Of course!

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Should I be an Architect? | Life of an Architect

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I think through drawing and sketching, for others they might turn towards computer software … I don’t really care. Since the projects I work on aren’t for me, I need to be able to separate out what I personally like and what the client wants. I did mine and everyone, including the teacher, thought my parents did it.

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