Life of an Architect

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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Life of an Architect

MAY 11, 2014

I don’t know how to use any real rendering software – so I asked Ryan in my office to lend me a hand. These renders also told me that I’m not quite done with my design. This captures all the spirit and wonder we were trying to create in our Bunkie project, but does so without the price tag we ended up with.

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Life of an Architect

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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Life of an Architect

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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The Spaces

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Casa Del Sol render via Alpago Properties. The Billionaire’s Row mansion is designed by SOATA with interiors by CK Architecture. Its price tag affords it a lush, intimate setting and elevated mountain views. million, according to the real estate blog Hamptons Hot Sheet. Hôtel Lambert in Paris. Sold for $212m.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

In addition, we made the deck both bigger AND smaller at the same time (that’s the kind of architectural magic we perform at my office). This rendered site plan still shows the vegetative roof – something that we were pursuing since this will be a LEED for Homes certified project.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

In the rendering above, on the left-hand side, you can see where the downspout and the foundation vent are in close proximity to one another. When we rendered this image, we saw that the downspout ran down in front of where we located the vent and as a result, we went back and moved the vent over to the left.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

For the purposes of today’s article, I am going to assume that all architectural drawings are correct and serve their purpose of conveying intent, scope and quantity. When I graduated from architecture school in 199[mumble-mumble], computers were not that prevalent. Window tags _in plan??_ Rob Kuhn Also? For shame, Bob.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 9, 2014

Jess Hopkin If it’s any consolation, I use sketch up all the time for trying to make my point at uni Tony Bob, Im new to your blog, and I have had some reading a lot of your posts and insight. link] Bob Borson I’m sure this happens to people in architectural offices all over the world. You made my day.eh Kids these day !

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 27, 2014

Home / Memories from Studio / Memories from Studio People who didn’t attend architectural school don’t understand juries. Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr Memories from Studio Posted by Bob Borson onMarch 27, 2014 In Memories from Studio architectural studio , college 56 Comments The Best Architectural.

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MARCH 23, 2014

Home / Architects / The Best Architectural Websites 2014 The Best Architectural Websites 2014 Bob Borson — March 24, 2014 — 27 Comments The Best Architectural Websites in the World. c) you can’t suck I give a lot of credit for effort – both in real life and in my architectural websites.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 10, 2018

When I was in architecture school, Neil Denari was my inspiration. When I started looking into things that I wanted to do for the rest of my life, architecture was one of those professions that looked really interesting to me. And so you discovered architecture after your psychology degree? Denari Architects. LePage:

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 6, 2014

This week, I am handing blog duties over to my friend Eric Reinholdt. If you don’t have any professional quality photos of finished spaces (Houzz’s preferred favorite) start off by uploading high-resolution computer or hand drawn renderings and drawings. Eric is an active member of our Entrepreneur Architect community.

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