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APRIL 6, 2014

Home / Graphics / Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me Bob Borson — April 7, 2014 — 70 Comments Architectural sketching is becoming a thing of the past – at least that’s how it seems to me most days. It’s kinda freaky to be honest.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

Home / Heard around the architectural studio / heard around the architectural studio #010 I can’t find any sketch paper. newyoker tracing paper is a tool for recording and most importantly refining architectural ideas. Anna Eisbar The computer replaced the large drawing table, not the sketch paper roll.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Home / Architects / Architectural Tricks of the Trade Architectural Tricks of the Trade Bob Borson — October 31, 2013 — 55 Comments Architects have all sorts of mannerisms and processes in place that seem to transcend their time and place. You might be thinking to yourself “why would I fold a drawing?”

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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. thinking through sketching Hashtags used: #architectural #sketch #detail #whatanarchitectdoes. Hashtags used: none.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

So far we have seen the contents from: Architect Architecture Student Drywall Contractor Interior Designer Photographer Today we get to take a look inside the bag of Dallas based environmental graphic designer – Steve Jordan of Steve Jordan Design. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.'

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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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DECEMBER 15, 2013

Home / Career / Surviving Architecture School Surviving Architecture School Bob Borson — December 16, 2013 — 49 Comments Despite what you might hear, architecture school is terrific. It’s architecture not emergency surgery, mix in some hobbies during the weekend. What about those poor souls?

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MAY 25, 2014

Since this is really about the final product, rather than some purely abstract architectural idealized version of a playhouse, the cast of characters that make up the judging panel bring a myriad of talents and skills to the conversation. Louis, Missouri Architectural designer/coffee snob working on completing my license (5 down, 2 to go).

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MARCH 18, 2014

Since you are not answering my last comment I think you are doing this blog not to hear also a critical voice but just to praise your posts. link] Bob Borson I choose not to make this a forum for religious or political commentary, but rather an appreciation of the architecture at hand. Incidentally, cool blog. Nice photos!!

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APRIL 22, 2014

Home / Heard around the architectural studio / heard around the architectural studio #013 [the number of weird Revit conversations I hear are not to be believed] Bryan: Check this out – I got the angled curtain grid to work on this guard rail. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' ” Fun times!

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MARCH 2, 2014

There is an architectural covered trellis on the front of the garage to help visually soften the appearance of the garage. i teach history of architecture and theory of archi in various institutes in india. but not a hardcore architecture office job yet very related to my field. I ama big fan of your blog and your work.

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MAY 11, 2014

Additional evidence to support this is that several of my playhouses have been built by weekend DIY warriors from around the globe ( here ) and since I make my construction drawings available for free, why not build one yourself? Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Vegetables or Dessert? nathan This is awesome.

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DECEMBER 19, 2020

I would love to have a retreat from the city on such a beautiful site with architecture that is so connected to the landscape. Kids were running around playing laser tag. The grant funds are to be used to hire an architecture firm to assist with the design and/or feasibility studies for a community-based project.

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APRIL 15, 2014

My career is more stable Well, at least as stable as a job in the architectural profession can be. Your blogs bring sense to my life! Enjoy your blog. I appreciate that you put yourself out there with this blog. Please continue to blog. Is this the goal of every working architect? Experience on resume CHECK!

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APRIL 27, 2014

The short description is that the site had to be cleared (architectural speak for scraping the dirt and landscaping away as needed), the piers have been drilled (holes dug into the ground down to rock which will be filled with concrete and rebar) and formwork is getting set. Love your blog and keep up the great work!

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MAY 7, 2014

Architectural Studio – 4 Questions Architectural Studio – 4 Questions Bob Borson — May 8, 2014 — 30 Comments A large percentage of the articles I write on this site are the result of receiving the same sorts of questions over and over again. Home / Do you want to be an Architect?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Here is the same room – the architecture has been unchanged. That’s a reasonable conclusion to draw, but … 1) it’s just a phrase and there are other reasons having someone just show up by your head is bad, and 2) that’s what “pulling the covers up over your head”* is for. New to your blog.

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JUNE 15, 2014

We had shop drawings but somehow what was in the drawings didn’t show up on the job site. This is one of the details we created – although this was really the drawing that would start the conversation with the metal fabricator on what should “actually” be done. Pablo Serna Nice. Send to Email Address.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Will I be any good at architecture if I become an architect? They wanted to know if I had any suggestions as to how someone could find out whether they would be any good at the practice of architecture – that before they make this fairly large career course-correction, would they be able to predict if they would experience success?

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

Home / Life in General / Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Bob Borson — October 24, 2013 — 38 Comments 23 years ago, as a fourth year architecture student, I spent the Fall semester traveling around Western Europe soaking in all the architectural wonders I could find.

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MAY 14, 2014

These analogies can be easily applied to all sorts of life experiences and in my case, I think they are very well suited to the practice of architecture – they’ve both played a substantial role in my own personal development. Eat your vegetables or your dessert first? Thank you for sharing your stories.

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JUNE 27, 2012

What does Barbie have to do with architecture? Much disquiet on the architecture blogs and in the field focused on her stylized wardrobe : black-rimmed glasses, an outdated hot-pink blueprint tube, a skyline-print dress, white hard hat, those oh-so-fashionable high-heel booties. Some of them didn’t know what architecture was.

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JUNE 11, 2014

If you can’t read drawings, hopefully my explanation will be good enough for you to understand. I have found myself doing a drawing of an addition to a home with the same soil conditions, Clay, and with a similar pier and concrete beam construction. So I am trying to draw something that will work. Blog is great.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

Almost 40 tips for Starting an Architecture Firm. 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.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

Since a big part of my role in the office is to mentor and shape the younger architects and interns ( Lord Corbusier, please have mercy upon their architectural souls ), when I find myself going over “a lesson” it becomes the seed for one of these advice posts. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.'

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MARCH 30, 2014

click image to enlarge] This is section through one area of the house that shows vertical dimensions and is a key map that references other enlarged detailed drawings. I should point out that this isn’t one of our drawings that was simply turned into the shop drawings, MM&I generated this drawing.

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

Apparently, I am a glutton for punishment because Architectural Graphics 101 the series is back after an unreasonably short time to discuss window schedules. You might remember this particular plan from the recent post ‘ A Simple Deck ‘ … I’ve brought it back in a rare bit of visual blog post cohesion.

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OCTOBER 20, 2013

Home / Graphics / Graphic Standards Graphic Standards Bob Borson — October 21, 2013 — 99 Comments How an architect draws is a reflection of many things – you can frequently tell the priorities of a firm just by looking at the quality of their drawings. But that’s not really the entire story is it? Wrong again.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2013

They were looking for whatever they could reasonably carry out of the house without drawing too much attention to themselves. What is Architecture? Would there be any chance that someone stumbled across your blog and found out about all the expensive equipment you own and decided to hit your home? What to Get an Architect for.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Bob Borson — February 10, 2014 — 49 Comments The last several years have been hard on the architectural profession. Deciding to write this blog has in many ways become a watershed moment for me in my career. I like to draw I’m not restricting this to pen or pencil on paper. Should I be an Architect?

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JUNE 1, 2014

Home / Heard around the architectural studio / The Bee Hole of an Architect The Bee Hole of an Architect Bob Borson — June 2, 2014 — 49 Comments Most architects I know go about their business in an professional manner – but somehow that doesn’t necessarily translate to the behavior that happens in the office.

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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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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. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect?

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OCTOBER 27, 2013

I stand by that comment and think that clean and easy to read architectural drawings do more than just make me feel good about my artistic side, they help convey information to the people you are creating the drawings for in the first place. Moving on to Details - Details might actually be the most fun thing for me to draw.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' I suspect it keeps the dirty stuff out of the sink during the small (ha!) I try and keep things light and share a thing or two about what I think I know. Send to Email Address. Your Email Address. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Email check failed, please try again.

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JUNE 25, 2014

I like to think that I am pretty good at preparing construction drawings that read well … I spend time time and effort making my drawings look like I spent time and effort on them. ’ I have shared the construction drawings for every playhouse I have ever designed … for FREE. thanks as always!

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MAY 18, 2014

My heartfelt thanks go out to all that participated, and congratulations are in order to the following designers: Designer : Zarina Ateig – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Bio : I’m a recent architecture and project management graduate from Toronto, who moved half way across the world looking for an awesome job. That’s me.

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