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.

Modern 98

Modern Visualization Construction Construction 98

Architecture Here and There

MARCH 26, 2022

… This was mogul modern in ways that the executive offices in Lever House or Seagram’s could never be. . … This was mogul modern in ways that the executive offices in Lever House or Seagram’s could never be. (Pinterest/from his latest book). I was just a kid. ” The office is pictured above.

Cities 59

Cities Students Firms Housing 59

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.

Architecture 109

Architecture Sketching Inspiration Architect 109

Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Some architects will stand in front of clients and communicate a vision, and other architects will stay in the office and make sure the details are watertight. Some architects will stand in front of clients and communicate a vision, and other architects will stay in the office and make sure the details are watertight.

Architect 74

Architect Sketching Mining Client 74

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.

Glass 52

Glass Sketching Home Firms 52

Life of an Architect

JUNE 11, 2014

All this soil movement adds up to cracks in the house. I had a home inspector tell me, as he was inspecting a house I was in the process of buying, that the house had structural issues because there wasn’t dirt under the grade beam where he had checked. Home Inspector : This house has structural issues.

Foundation 108

Foundation Architect Sketching Contract 108

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. 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.

Architecture 111

Architecture Sketching Students Events 111

Life of an Architect

MAY 21, 2014

link] Bob Borson I got shut down before I did the sketch – maybe something to make in my downtime Brandon Tyler Carr i would love a cross-section doughnut tee-shirt. Ryan offered to go pick some up but there was a request to get an old fashioned cake donut – which Ryan had never heard of before. Proof that Architects are not.

Architect 85

Architect Architecture Sketching Site 85

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). My third goal was that I wanted to buy a jet ski.

Architect 105

Architect Site Mining Structural Engineering 105

Life of an Architect

MAY 11, 2014

Home / Life in General / The Lantern House The Lantern House Bob Borson — May 12, 2014 — 19 Comments The Life of an Architect playhouse competition for 2014 is coming to a close – all the entries for this year are required to me in my email inbox by midnight tonight (May 12th).

Architect 88

Architect Housing Design Sketching 88

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. An Electricians Bag Out with the Old, In with the.

Architect 106

Architect Sketching Client Clients 106

Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 15, 2013

I know that it isn’t easy and I can still remember moments of crippling panic as I looked around the studio during my presentation. Fast forward 20+ years and things have changed … I may have an easy time standing up in front of a lot of people and talking now but that wasn’t always the case.

Architecture School 111

Architecture School Architect Architecture Sketching 111

Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

I’ve sketched up a typical bedroom to help illustrate what I mean. Let’s go to my favorite educational design technique – the “narrative” [scene] Night time, new house, couple sleeping in their new bedroom for the first time Future Victim A : Don’t you love our new bedroom?

Architect 100

Architect Windows Sketching IT 100

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. So do I run my website as an omnipotent monarchy?

Architect 86

Architect Site IT Information 86

Life of an Architect

MARCH 11, 2018

The first of which is was most recently focused on in the new series “ Architectural Sketches ” … in this case, it was the second installment where I took a focused look at the retail component of a 20,000 square foot new development that will include a medical practice as well as additional tenant space.

Exterior 71

Exterior Sketching Photoshop Visualization 71

Architizer

MARCH 3, 2022

The future of architecture is female. That’s what recent A+Awards winners have taught us, with more women than ever leading teams in conceptualizing, designing and delivering some of the world’s best architecture around the globe. Women have been the creative force behind dozens of winning projects in recent seasons, from B.L.U.E.

Architecture 101

Architecture Firms Inspiration Education 101

Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Despite the fact that Steve and I live in the same city, we have actually never met. It took me several years to find this, so I had to scoop it up when I had the chance. 15” MacBook Pro 2. Grado SR80i Headphones – open back lusciousness.

Architect 72

Architect Design Materials Sketching 72

Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

I loved playing with Lego’s as a child (variation 1b is “I used to sketch up house plans as a child.”) I don’t really design much of anything except flashing details. Pull up a chair, order your favorite drink, and let me tell you about architecture in the “ real ” world. ”) 2.

Architecture 111

Architecture Architecture School Client Clients 111

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 23, 2013

I even sketched the floor plan of my room at the bottom. ( about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? This box is full of memories about things I know my brain will eventually fail me and I will forget. No cell phones … if you wanted to make a call, you used a pay phone.

Architecture Student 81

Architecture Student Students Architect Architecture 81

Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

multi-family housing on the dark side of the moon”) rather than a project type that is rooted in more practical solutions (i.e. I’m starting the downhill slide of my 40′s on my next birthday and I’m just now hitting my stride. If they don’t know, they’ll have a go. Am I right? a bus depot.)

IT 111

IT Art Architect Architecture 111

Life of an Architect

APRIL 15, 2014

This was something that I heard a lot during my first job when I was in my 20′s and professionally, things were looking pretty good. I could seemingly do no wrong and opportunities were getting handed to me left and right when the people around me were stuck doing less desirable tasks. But then, something changed … I got older.

Architect 99

Architect Insurance IT Inspiration 99

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. As these artfully arranged color wheels – made up of candy wrappers, flower petals, fruit peels, rusted metal washers, etc.

Architect 83

Architect Architecture IT Site 83

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 6, 2013

I truly believe that design professionals are better at their job when they are able to develop a personal relationship with the client along the way; It makes it easier to help them create a house that suits the the way they really live, instead of how they think or hope to live. They need to trust me on this (one particular item).

Architect 93

Architect Client Clients IT 93

Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Out of all these houses, probably 99% of them have been for actual clients and not for the speculative home building market – and I’m fairly glad that’s the case because as much as I like to design awesome projects, I generally prefer awesome clients. So what exactly are some of the “Top 10 Features for Upscale Homes?”

Home 84

Home Architect Windows Client 84

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.

Sketching 111

Sketching Architect Architecture Technique 111

Architects Tales

OCTOBER 9, 2019

31 for the blog, www.architects-tales.com, Copyrighted 2019 by Dale R. Ellickson. I am often asked when I first meet someone, “How did you become both an architect and an attorney?”. An Architect First. The truth be told – major decisions are made for the flimsiest of reasons. I liked geometry, math, and the smell of sawdust.

Real Estate 40

Real Estate Firms Architecture Firm Architect 40

Architizer

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Boryana Ilieva was a co-founder of architectural studio 11AM in Sofia, Bulgaria, developing single-family houses and condo interiors. Today she is fully devoted to artistic investigations of film architecture through the Floor Plan Croissant project, where she extracts floor plans of character houses in notable films. James Wines.

Sketching 94

Sketching Art Education Technology 94

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Perhaps the most well known case studies are from Phaidon's "Architecture in Detail" series from the 1990s, when a few-dozen buildings were documented in photographs, drawings, and critical essays. "What is a case study?" you might be asking, or maybe, "Is it different than a monograph?" A book on Le Corbusier is a monograph.

Housing 102

Housing Restoration Deconstruction Diagram 102

Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 1, 2013

If you swing through my site with any regularity, you’ll probably have noticed that the kernels of wisdom I share are derived in two manners: 1. I believe whatever “it” to be true with every fiber of my being. All in all, it’s a pretty straight forward method for choosing topics. Enthusiastic Intern : Sure!

Architect 91

Architect Architecture IT Management 91

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. Editor’s Note: Timothy has an updated version of this article here.

Architecture Firm 52

Architecture Firm Firms Contract Architecture 52

Shades of Grey

JUNE 18, 2023

I refer to this as a "rapid BIM sketch". The Red House, designed for William Morris by Philip Webb. You may think that the idea of a "rapid BIM sketch" is a contradiction in terms, that it's only "real BIM" if it follows the industry standards for commercial projects. (eg This is one unit spanning three rooms.

Windows 52

Windows Sketching Technology Technology 52

Life of an Architect

JANUARY 28, 2019

I mentioned a few blog posts ago ( here ) that I have three really great projects that I will be sharing this year on Life of an Architect. Here’s just a little context … There are 142 interior doors in the existing house and there are 190 door details in the existing set of drawings.

Project 85

Project Client Clients Commercial 85

Life of an Architect

JUNE 9, 2014

But that didn’t stop me from having a bit of fun this weekend when I decided to create a 3D model of my own house – because that’s what architects do for fun. In a “I’m not complaining” sort of way, I think I’m sort of complaining – but just a little bit. Doesn’t that sound awesome!?!

Architect 92

Architect Sketching IT Housing 92

Design Thoughts Architects

APRIL 13, 2022

Here are some ways you could go wrong while building your dream house. More detail is required in the brief for more involved projects or when you have specific requirements or demands. 8 Best Suggestions to Build your Dream Home Successfully. Homes are not constructed in a single day. Source: Pinterest.

Home 52

Home Building Sketching Contractor 52

Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 28, 2016

There were sketching posts, technical posts, career advice posts, and general observation type posts … none of which represented a category of runaway favorites, but they definitely had their own “user” group. Did you know I wrote 48 articles for this site last year? Does that mean these are the best articles from 2016?

Sketching 75

Sketching Architect Information Housing 75

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. For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to be an architect. I suppose that this seems fortuitous to some people but there were times when this presented serious complications. and What are you actually good at doing?

Architect 112

Architect Education Architecture Students 112

Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

It’s hard for me to process that when I wrote the very first gift guide back in 2010 that this would become the most requested blog post that I would write every single year. Also, you can take with you to a friend’s house, another architects office, or just about anywhere you want to throw a game. I want one of these for myself.

Architect 96

Architect Sketching Residential Concept 96