A Better Built Environment

APRIL 4, 2021

The feeling of optimism is a nice change after 4 years of constant political anguish, a year+ of pandemic hardships, a couple months between jobs, and the weather finally turning towards the warmer days to come. A lot has been packed into the last week, leaving us with a new feeling of hope.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 28, 2014

I’ve been around the architectural block more times than I care to admit at this stage of my career and I have learned a few things along the way. For today, I thought I would look back and list the 5 most read articles from this year – maybe you missed them the first time around, or maybe they might be worth a second look.

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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. Looking pretty good for a 1980s project.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 14, 2018

I am excited to add this medium to my toolkit as I think podcasting my actually be a more natural medium for me rather than writing a blog post. This is Landon’s sketch that I mentioned during the show – If I wasn’t recording, maybe I would have tried to get a little closer.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Outside the studio, people don’t want to hear your “archispeak” so learn how to communicate in a way that is approachable to other people. Pay attention to what’s important to you, learn who you are, not who you want to be. The earlier you learn your skill set, the better things will go for you.

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Young Architect

APRIL 1, 2022

This fantastic Guest blog post about: Finding the Best Architecture Graduate Program for YOU was written by Architect John Maternoski. Since many of your grad school peers have an intensive undergraduate architecture background, they’ve spent years learning about architecture history, theory, materials, and methods. Congratulations!

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Young Architect

APRIL 1, 2022

This fantastic Guest blog post about: How to Find the Best Architecture Graduate School was written by Architect John Maternoski. Since many of your grad school peers went to undergrad in architecture, they’ve spent years learning about architecture history, theory, materials, and methods. Young Architect. Congratulations!

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 9, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Those of us in the architectural business (because architects like to use big words) call these “architectural delineations” or “renderings.”

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 23, 2017

I should confess that I didn’t realize when I started writing this blog 7 years ago that I would spend more time answering emails than actually writing articles for the site. Pay attention to what’s important to you, learn who you are , not who you want to be. I didn’t think so either.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 20, 2018

” As I listened to that podcast, I thought to myself, “love, learn, share” That’s it. Love, learn, and share. 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. How To Find Happiness.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

It reads: I want to encourage everyone to invite other architects who maintain blogs to participate in the #ArchiTalks series. As a result, I sketch a lot. Sometimes the sketches represent design studies, sometimes they are teaching sketches to help illustrate a concept or explain how a construction assembly comes together.

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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. Saunders was raised and educated in Canada, and he has been based in Bergen, Norway, since 1996.

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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. GTECH butts in from left center. Photo by author). Occasionally they would tease me with hints of charm that I knew were destined to disappear. He said “yes.” I contacted Joe Paolino, the former mayor, [U.S.]

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 2, 2018

I’ve shared articles at this blog in the past on how much it may cost to start your own firm and how Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio with no clients and very little money. How To Get Noticed When No One is Watching. How do I get noticed when I am first starting an architecture firm? I have no portfolio of my own to show clients.

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Architects Tales

JUNE 13, 2019

– Learning never exhausts the mind. Blog story no. Sketch of dozer sinking into kudzu. – Leonardo da Vinci. 28 for www.architects-tales.com, Copyright 2019 by Dale R. As the dozer began cutting through the ground vegetation, it started sinking lower and lower until it was completely gone from sight – driver and all.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

If there is one thing I’ve learned after maintaining ‘Life of an Architect’ for the past 8 years, is that nobody will actually read whatever it is that you write when there are pictures available. Why is that? Last week my firm, Malone Maxwell Borson Architects, finally went live with our new website.

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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). Just hit play and you can follow along down below ~ [link].

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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. It’s logical to conclude that a creative professional — interior designer, architect, artist — doesn’t confine their talent to the pursuit by which they make a living.

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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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Shades of Grey

APRIL 16, 2021

I have been using BIM to explore history for several years now and have shared many of these explorations on this blog. At times the clinical realism of a computer rendering can be less effective, emotionally than an artist’s sketch. Learn to go with your instincts. Up until recently my images were illuminated by daylight only.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Connect with Jeremy on Linkedin or at his blog Humane Design. All these skills are assumed to be learned within the context of professional practice. In this short article, I can hardly cover a full course in adult learning applied to architectural settings. Develop Your Staff… Everyday. ” This was not helpful. .”

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 6, 2013

“How do I get noticed when I am first starting an architecture firm? I have no portfolio of my own to show clients. How do I get that first solo project?” ” I receive comments and emails on a regular basis asking these or similar questions. Shout out to Andrew and Samantha most recently.). Be Certain. Make a Plan. Tell Everyone.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 11, 2014

Since a number of people don’t seem to understand this concept, I thought I would whip together some sketches to help illustrate my point. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Add water, through rain and irrigation, and the soil expands. Bob : What?!?

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Architecture Here and There

MARCH 26, 2022

The new book, just out, is, however, the biography of architecture’s own Zelig – he has always been around and pops up everywhere. I have not finished the first chapter, but it has inspired this serendipitous post. Only yesterday it occurred to me to wonder what was my father’s birthday. ” The office is pictured above.

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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. Within the last year, podcasts have integrated their way into my schedule almost as effortlessly as a child learns to walk. nosce te ipsum: know thyself. Be Present. And they weren’t just referenced.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? I’m starting the downhill slide of my 40′s on my next birthday and I’m just now hitting my stride. That’s a long time to work at developing the skills it takes to practice architecture. … kids will take a chance. Am I right?

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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. I don’t delete comments.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 15, 2014

I have enjoyed my time speaking with dozens guests and learning from all the knowledge that they were willing to share with our listeners. 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. I have held nothing back.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Most of what I learned from that time (other than I didn’t know how to spell) didn’t have as much to do with architecture as I anticipated … I grew up. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? No email … you wrote letters. Can you imagine?!?

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Stephen B Chambers Architects

AUGUST 16, 2016

I learned to design in architecture school using freehand sketching and manual drafting. And though others in my profession often use computers to assist their design, I still begin with the sketch…by hand. Often, I look down at the blank piece of paper without a definite sense of what the design wants to be. He looked stunned.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

I’ve sketched up a typical bedroom to help illustrate what I mean. In this sketch, I’ve rotated the bed 180° so that the head of the bed is opposite the entry and when the occupants are lying in bed, they have a clear view of the door. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect?

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 9, 2014

Reflecting on this experience over the years, the lesson I learned didn’t have anything to do with a tertiary color wheel, getting your work done expeditiously, or even that you shouldn’t trespass onto other people’s property and steal their flowers. Motivation - and why its. Kat Have you ever used zap-a-gap?

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 6, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Home / Career / Just do what I tell you Just do what I tell you Bob Borson — October 7, 2013 — 26 Comments “Just do what I tell you” … what a horrible arrangement of 6 words. enter the narrative.]

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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. Almost 40 tips for Starting an Architecture Firm.

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Shades of Grey

JANUARY 27, 2024

Rhino, Dynamo, Twin Motion, Mid Journey, whatever) But I realised during Covid that there were other things I wanted to do with my spare time rather than learning new software packages. In 2002 the Zimbabwe economy was in terrible trouble. This proposal for a Medical Centre in Borrowdale Brook went further than most but eventually foundered.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 6, 2015

Originally published on the week of this blog’s relaunch on December 12, 2012, this article has been the most popular week in, week out. 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. How do YOU make more money?

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Shades of Grey

MAY 29, 2022

This blog is for me. My son Joe told me what a blog was about 16 years ago, or tried to. The focus of this blog has been to document my personal journey, my weekends of exploring ideas. The focus of this blog has been to document my personal journey, my weekends of exploring ideas. The blog has been a motivator for me.

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