Shades of Grey

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Not enough blogging. The process of painting runs in parallel to digital work that I also share on this blog, with Revit as the primary tool for figuring things out. The process of painting runs in parallel to digital work that I also share on this blog, with Revit as the primary tool for figuring things out. Too much working.

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Shades of Grey

JULY 4, 2021

In 2013 I did a series of blog posts as part of Zach Kron’s “Parametric Pumpkin” competition. Once again I am channeling my inner painter in order to do some “BIM sketching.” I decided to sketch in the city walls which drew my attention to the Moat and stream associated with the western portion. Vary the materials a bit.

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Stephen B Chambers Architects

DECEMBER 1, 2023

His boldly colored style, both humorous and upbeat, draws inspiration from anime, manga (graphic novels), and the otaku lifestyle (a juvenile culture obsessed with toys, anime graphics, and video games). Murakami's process is similar to an architect who works from sketches and overlays rather CAD drawings, until the total concept is achieved.

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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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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. Plus incredible images of inspiring and imaginative drawings. Sharing the love BUILD Blog by Build LLC I’ve been reading the BUILD Blog for over 10 years now.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Number 1 [drum roll please …………… ] Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me April 7, 2014 Ever wished your sketches looked like mine? I didn’t think so but that didn’t stop me from sharing the tips and techniques I use to get my sketches to look the way they do.

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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. Those were inspiring times, so many experiences that will live with me forever. Instead I started a blog. I am trying to find balance in my life which for many years has leaned heavily towards the digital sphere.

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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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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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Shades of Grey

APRIL 4, 2023

That's the year my youngest son was born, and 36 years later I'm staying with him for 3 weeks as an experiment in what I'm calling "hybrid retirement" That means a mixture of remote work and doing this kind of "way we build" private study that started with my blog and has blossomed out in various ways. I visited The Gateway by I.

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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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Life of an Architect

JULY 27, 2014

Doug and I have formed a professional architect-to-architect relationship since I started writing my blog and we have routinely exchanged emails over the years discussing a myriad of subjects. Client provided “inspiration” photo. Waterfront house initial concept sketches. Concept Elevation.

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Archmark

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In this blog post, we will: Explore various strategies that can help architecture firms drive leads and grow their business. Key Takeaway: Architects can generate leads by creating a user-friendly website that showcases their work, incorporates testimonials and valuable content such as blog posts, and implements lead capture forms.

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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

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

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Organized by AIA Dallas since 1974, KRob has awarded prizes to works that best represent the artistic qualities of architecturally inspired drawings created digitally or by hand. Each is remarkable and show the depth of creative talent available from which we can all draw inspiration. Very inspiring. At least for me.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 4, 2014

Home / Architects / Why Architects should Blog Why Architects should Blog Bob Borson — May 5, 2014 — 40 Comments I was asked to be the Master of Ceremonies for the AIA Austin Design Awards ceremony, an event that took place last Thursday evening (May 1st). This is now the main reason why I continue writing my blog.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 15, 2013

All nighters generally do more harm than good, rarely does inspiration come after midnight. There is a phrase that is something along the lines of “inspiration must find you working” but if you are sleep deprived, you won’t be doing your best work. may I make a suggestion for a blog post? Nicole Hi Bob !!

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 22, 2012

Every October, my lovely wife and architect business partner, Annmarie McCarthy, starts sketching out the Fivecat Christmas greeting card. As Entrepreneur Architect grows beyond this blog (and it will grow WAY beyond this blog), we’ll see its effects on architects throughout the world. A Fivecat Christmas.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 4, 2016

It’s a space for us to shine a light on creativity we’re inspired by – design that’s educational, eco-friendly or just plain awesome. 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.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

When we started discussing how to lay out our site, we didn’t look at other architectural sites for inspiration, instead, we looked at the websites of photographers. We tend to sketch a lot in our office and thought that it would be interesting to share them with people.

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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 am inspired primarily by Christian Dior. He’s been studying fashion design at Marymount University, and the pandemic gave him the time to work on his new craft: I’ve been interested in fashion all my life.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 2, 2014

Home / Blog / To Delete or Not To Delete … To Delete or Not To Delete … Bob Borson — April 3, 2014 — 91 Comments There are times when I am a glass is half-full sort of person and there are times when I am a glass-half-full-needs-to-be-poured-over-your-head type person. To sum up, I am not my blog.

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Architecture Here and There

MARCH 26, 2022

I have not finished the first chapter, but it has inspired this serendipitous post. I wrote about her the day after she died in this column for the Journal, “ Sketching my mom of moms.” And I look forward to reading the details in the rest of his bio, and perhaps quoting more passages in this blog. Pinterest).

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Although she does not have a website, she can be found on LinkedIn , Instagram , and as a previous guest on Life of An Architect Blog. Many blogs and podcasts have a growing popularity of, “5 tips to be successful,” or “10 must-do routines,” articles. 21 journal entries per month whether it be writing or sketching. I liked it.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 20, 2018

These words may mean different things to different people, so I want to go through what this means to me, with hope that it may inspire you to love learn and share. When you openly show respect and support and caring for someone else, they will be inspired to pay it forward and show that same kindness to others in their life.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 15, 2014

This past Friday, December 12th was the second anniversary of relaunching Entrepreneur Architect as a resource to inspire small firm architects to build better businesses. The innovative ideas and concepts we create can often only be born after hours (sometimes days) of intense thought and several dozen layers of sketch paper.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 15, 2014

Your blogs bring sense to my life! I take many things away from your random musings on Life as an Architect, and find them to be motivational and inspirational… Thank you for sharing. Enjoy your blog. I appreciate that you put yourself out there with this blog. Please continue to blog. Experience on resume CHECK!

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Architizer

MARCH 3, 2022

This article aims to highlight some of the world’s most innovative minds, and celebrate their success in an evergreen format that can inspire the AEC community year-round. It’s not hard to see why: with a design built on mathematical principles inspired by the legacy of Persian geometric theory, this complex exudes rationality and order.

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Architecture Chat

JANUARY 9, 2021

First Year The first year in an architecture school can be scary and yet, inspiring. Travelling, sketching, researching, writing –you do it all. It is like an overwhelming stir; a new place with new appearances and interactions along with enthusiasm to explore, divulge and take the first steps towards becoming a creator.

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Architecture Quote

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? That’s my dream car.”.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Which would explain why I’m at this blog. Even with your blog: you had to be aware of the restrictions so that you can work with or around them and create something. Blog where you just spill out anything that comes on your mind is as creative as Keeping up with the Kardashians. Derek Fordé I’m definitely a dreamer.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

” Did you find that an inspiring list of features? This can require artifice–things like aligning “storage” closets; sketching in bookcase runs down hallways, and so on. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' 42% of respondents who felt is was “desirable/essential.” Your Email Address.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

After obtaining my license as an Architect in New York, I brainstormed several long term goals and decided to start a personal blog, develop design projects, and learn everything that I could about starting an architecture firm. So I purchased several inspiring books written by life coaches, architects, and business professionals.

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Shades of Grey

DECEMBER 24, 2023

The other method was to just set up the basic perspective and then sketch over that by hand. The other method was to just set up the basic perspective and then sketch over that by hand. His Buildz blog inspired so many people to push the boundaries of conceptual massing, then he and Matt Jezyk became the dynamic duo of Dynamo.

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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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Archmark

MAY 15, 2018

The truth is, there are some emails I like to keep and go back to so I can revisit links to articles and blogs, and several that I will take action on to sign up for a webinar or grab a download. Let’s say we’re trying to create a subject line for this very blog post. What did they have that all the others didn't?

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