Life of an Architect

JUNE 22, 2014

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. The rest of my afternoon is starting to look up – all that’s missing is a beer Hashtags used: #sketching.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

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Shades of Grey

JULY 30, 2021

Freehand sketching and painting on stretched canvas are physical activities that I have always enjoyed. I studied history of architecture at school as part of my “O” level and “A” level art courses. Instead I started a blog. I love BIM and fully embrace digital tools, but sitting staring at a screen all day has its downside.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Home / Blog / Photo’s #frommydesk Photo’s #frommydesk Bob Borson — February 19, 2014 — 18 Comments “ What it’s like to be and work with an architect ” … that’s the unofficial tagline for LifeofanArchitect.com – my little experiment I started just over 4 years ago.

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Architecture Tourist

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

It was the BlackCatTips (Kyle Brooks) solo show for the Art Institute of Atlanta. I met Kyle's mom and dad, I met Nicole Jacobs, and I met Michael Kleeman , the Academic Department Director for Design, Leading Interior Design, Illustration, Graphic and Web Design for The Art Institute of Atlanta. Michael Kleeman is the J.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Which would explain why I’m at this blog. Pingback: Architecture and The Art of Getting it Wrong |. The schooling that I received addressed the Art of Architecture, as well has history, etc. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Derek Fordé I’m definitely a dreamer.

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A Better Built Environment

APRIL 4, 2021

Olson Kundig’s Alan Maskin on the Immense Power of Architectural Sketching A great interview about the power of drawing and moving from hand to digital creation. Sharing the love BUILD Blog by Build LLC I’ve been reading the BUILD Blog for over 10 years now. Check out their blog.

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Architects Tales

AUGUST 28, 2019

30 of the blog, www.architects-tales.com; Copyright 2019 on only format, notes and arrangement by Dale R. In case you have not noticed, each of the previous stories posted to this blog has been proceeded by an appropriate quote or saying attributed to a particular source. 20: Sketch, sketch! Note: Next Blog stories.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Home / Architects / Architectural Sketches Architectural Sketches Bob Borson — September 26, 2013 — 22 Comments Architects sketch as part of the process when doing their job … at least I do. This is a sketch from project that I am currently working on – the KHouse Modern.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Makes me want to get out my sketch book and try and start working on my own delineation skills. Cheers Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr In Design Architects , architectural sketching , architectural technology , design Reading between the Lines What to Get an Architect for. Some is challenging, others inspiring.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 27, 2015

9 Architectural Sketches – Keep or Throw Away? Published : 12 January 2015 Views : 17,486 Why You Should Read it : Do Architects hang on to their sketches? I generate a lot of sketches in the process of being an architect and historically speaking, I throw them away. What if they can sketch “well enough”?

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JUNE 27, 2022

Here is the next installment of "Book Briefs," the series of occasional posts featuring short first-hand descriptions of some of the numerous books that publishers send to me for consideration on this blog. Accumulation: The Art, Architecture, and Media of Climate Change edited by Nick Axel, Nikolaus Hirsch, Daniel A.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 9, 2013

All students and professionals are encouraged to submit entries, which are judged by a three member panel that includes industry recognized visionaries in the graphic arts. Marianne Brignac Great creativity – great talent – thx for the architectural eye candy sketches! What a feast for the eyes.

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Stephen B Chambers Architects

AUGUST 16, 2016

Texas Architect Steve Chambers Collaborates with Artist Stephen Lapthisophon on Conceptual Art Piece for DB12 Based on Chambers’ Vintage Tool Collection I am a residential architect and have had my own firm for 36 years. I learned to design in architecture school using freehand sketching and manual drafting.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

MARCH 21, 2022

I've decided to bring back "Book Briefs," the series of occasional posts featuring short first-hand descriptions of some of the numerous books that publishers send to me for consideration on this blog. This installment features six monographs published between December 2020 and January 2022.

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Architecture Here and There

DECEMBER 3, 2022

The architect for GTECH actually plopped a sketch of his building onto a poster-sized copy of Richard Benjamin’s lovely photograph. Miesian” is the term of art for the flood of buildings (by architects known as “Mieslings”) that arose along Manhattan’s Park Avenue and, alas, elsewhere. The montage looked ridiculous, even blasphemous.

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DC By Design

JULY 1, 2020

I made lots of sketches and once I realized I had no idea how to execute them, I decided to seek formal instruction. I first wrote about Anjali a few years ago after I went to Rasika chef Vikram Sunderam’s home to interview him, and discovered his wife’s beautiful glass art, which I later blogged about.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 15, 2013

If your school doesn’t put any sort of emphasis on sketching, burn an elective (or two) and take a class over in the arts building. Architectural Portfolio’s and their true purpose Architectural Sketching Taking the Architectural Registration Exam Do you want to be an Architect? Happy surviving! Nicole Hi Bob !!

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Life of an Architect

JULY 4, 2016

Not only is it an engaging site, you can refine the areas you look at to categories focused on sketching , art, competitions, essays … kind of everything you would ever want to know. She’s a published author and frequently covers topics on her blog that I don’t touch. You’re welcome.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 9, 2018

Sketching is a hot topic regardless of the people having the discussion, but I have learned over the last nine years of writing this site that sketching is one of the more hotly contested topics. This was a practice that I have generally avoided since I started writing this blog, but hopefully, this is also of some value.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 9, 2021

Every potential client who architects serve under 40 has created a software derived sketch. Over the last 40 years the emphasis in architecture has shifted away from building to thinking about architecture as an art. His blog, Saved By Design has received over 100,000 hits in the last few years.

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Architecture Quote

OCTOBER 30, 2020

This blog lists the 20 best drawing tablets for architects available in the market with features such as: Size: A greater surface area offers larger space to draw, sketch or edit. Electronic Sketch Pad / Drawing Tablet Price: $$. Tablet for Digital Sketching Price: $. Sketch Pad Price: $. and 10 and MacOS 10.12

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Architecture Chat

JANUARY 9, 2021

Five years of a learning experience The mind of an architecture student is indeed a cauldron filled with fretting emotions, art, thought-provoking ideas, stories, and myriad experiences. Travelling, sketching, researching, writing –you do it all. But like everything, architecture has its pros and cons.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 18, 2013

FLW would send a sketch laid out with a grid, sheets of material to make the cars, and envelope (the Apprentice will bring skrim, panits, and block patterns), also all the loose lwetters to spell out a pithy Welsh Yule & Hogmanay greeting. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Send to Email Address. Your Email Address.

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Architecture Here and There

MARCH 26, 2022

We furnished that house from a store called Scan, specializing in Scandinavian styles, and decorated it with decidedly modernist art and vases, etc. I wrote about her the day after she died in this column for the Journal, “ Sketching my mom of moms.” where I was primarily raised. 1933; 333 ft.), Sorry, I could not resist.)

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 23, 2013

I even sketched the floor plan of my room at the bottom. ( i gotta say im so happy that i found your blog. i like sketching, i dont like dealing with paints etc. Tech was mentioned in your blog! (74′ Judit Hi Bob, I am an architect from Hungary and I really like your blog! Inna hello! i think i can draw well.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 1, 2022

These Finalists will then be reviewed by a stellar cast of practitioners and thought leaders from the worlds of architecture, design, art and technology, each with a special connection to drawing. Wines is founder and president of SITE, a New York City -based architecture and environmental arts organization chartered in 1970.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 9, 2014

Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr Memories from Studio Posted by Bob Borson onApril 10, 2014 In Memories from Studio architectural studio , college 25 Comments Architectural Sketching or. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Motivation - and why its. Kat Have you ever used zap-a-gap? Your Email Address.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 6, 2013

This is the wall where you wanted to hang that painting … the white will recede and act as a backdrop for your art, allowing it to be the point of interest here, not a blue wall.” The real art is when you can not only get the client to agree with your choice, but when they think it was their idea in the first place.

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Architizer

MARCH 3, 2022

She is also a co-founder of the nonprofit Urban Arts Collective (UAC) and is currently Executive Director at NOMA National — all while pursuing licensure as an architect. Her work has been widely exhibited, among other venues, at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, the ifa-Gallery in Stuttgart, and the Venice Biennale of Architecture.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

All in all, they’re an awesome way of letting images tell your story, of letting you showcase your work by presenting your project with good architecture photography, illustrations, project imagery with 3D visualization, plans and original sketches to spark the interest of the visitors. What is an architect portfolio? Portfolio templates.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

They can serve as vehicles for exploring ideas, as in Benedikt's book on the Kimbell; they can serve as repositories for the many sketches, drawings, and photographs produced about a place; or they can exist somewhere in between on such a spectrum between critical analysis and laudatory presentation.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Deciding to write this blog has in many ways become a watershed moment for me in my career. I think through drawing and sketching, for others they might turn towards computer software … I don’t really care. Get yourself an architectural blog and that number will grow to 10 Million times. I know I believe it.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

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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Life of an Architect

JUNE 9, 2014

I had company up at the office when I was building this model – we have a project ( it’s more of an art installation ) that’s in Riyadh – the capital city of Saudi Arabia. Christian its ok, I have to sketch things out with pencil and paper and have my father help me do the fancy design stuff with the computers.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 23, 2014

Since I don’t have a blog roll on my site, I am going to put together a yearly list of my favorite websites. It offers the insight of a professional architectural site while also providing the personal attention and 1st person narrative of a blog – which you can probably guess is something of which I am particularly fond.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

It was art to me … I thought these drawings were beautiful and I didn’t want other people working on my sheets, adding their sloppy pencil work to the magic I had created. I still enjoy getting out my lead holders and tools to sketch new product ideas. Your blog is the now part of my daily digest. I guess I miss the.25,35,18

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