Life of an Architect

JUNE 11, 2014

Because we like to help eliminate the movement issues that come along with expansive soil, we like designing with a pier and beam foundation. He stands in the shade fiddling with the joy sticks while everyone else is breaking their back pushing wet concrete around. Since we don’t design frost walls, I can’t do a comparison.

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The Aspiring Architect

JANUARY 15, 2018

SO, if you are like me, and tend to focus 110% of your effort and brain power towards career oriented things… take the time to make some personal goals for 2018 that will make you happy, healthy, and mentally renewed. Yes, I want to lose a bit of weight, but mainly I know I will feel 10x better during the day when I start exercising again.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Home / Blog / Out with the Old, In with the New Out with the Old, In with the New Bob Borson — December 30, 2013 — 58 Comments It’s pre-dawn on a Sunday and I am currently sitting in my kitchen, the rest of my house still in bed, trying to get my bearings in place before the new year kicks off in earnest.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 5, 2014

Home / Blog / Goals versus Resolutions Goals versus Resolutions Bob Borson — January 6, 2014 — 21 Comments This is the time of year when people tend to identify something they want to change about themselves and they make a “New Years Resolution” Let me go on the record as saying that I HATE New Years resolutions.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Home / Blog / Responsibility: Don’t Be a Dunce Responsibility: Don’t Be a Dunce Bob Borson — September 16, 2013 — 24 Comments Did you know that the word “dunce” is meant to refer to someone who is a slow learner? But wait, that’s right … those people don’t have blogs.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 27, 2014

They don’t realize how difficult it is to stand up in front of a room full of your classmates and professors and “explain” why you designed your project the way you did. “Explain” isn’t really the right word … “defend” might be better. I also witnessed a couple of bad clients, too.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

” and you younger folks look at this as old-timers syndrome, I’m not saying that we drew better, I’m just saying it was different. Not only do properly delineated drawings read better, they convey a sense of what it took to create them. Even if it does look better. Your blog is the now part of my daily digest.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 12, 2018

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

We went about designing this office only considering how it will work for our needs – how to make it cool will come later. 4 Lobby/Seating/Conference #2 This is our new “multi-purpose” space – they are all the rage in designer offices. 9 Break Room / Copy Copy room is what this space is but … whatever.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 24, 2017

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