A Better Built Environment

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Despite the naysayers who are afraid of change that rezoning will bring, I think this is a great effort and already appreciate some of the new developments along the shores, including the Powerhouse Environmental Arts Foundation, an art center designed by Herzog and de Meuron currently under construction. Families were having picnics.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 29, 2014

This is an interior view of the Farnsworth House – it is stunning to see in person and it was a project that I had never seen in person before but it was on my architecture bucket list ( now that would be a good idea for a blog post) I ate terribly when I was in Chicago despite the fact that it is fairly renown as a foodie-town.

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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. It wonderful to see that an architect, such as yourself, is still practicing this art form in a world of computer generated drawings.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Today’s architectural bag and contents: Rafael Pinoy De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, School of Design and Arts (SDA-AR) Manila, Philippines 1. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' As I went through the photos people sent me, I discovered that in many ways, the content is as similar as it is dissimilar.

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MARCH 5, 2014

IF YOU BUILD IT will be screening in my neighborhood March 21st – 23rd at the Modern Art Museum of Ft. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Worth but I know that there will others who live elsewhere that will want to watch this film. I try and keep things light and share a thing or two about what I think I know.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

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. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' For most of its history, KRob was a local competition for architects and renderers in the Dallas/Fort Worth region.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Stephanie Bower Interesting reading these comments and to have found this blog, as I was unable to hear the comments that were streamed live from the presentation. It’s nice to have art you can put on the wall, but shouldn’t architects focus on stuff that can, you know, actually be built? designed by architects.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

I am currently sitting in my preferred “blog-writing” spot on the couch, it’s Sunday afternoon and rather than finish the post I’ve started, I’m more in the mood to work on my vacation plans. Why not do both … a blog post on my vacation? Would love to be tagging along for the ride.

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DECEMBER 15, 2013

If your school doesn’t put any sort of emphasis on sketching, burn an elective (or two) and take a class over in the arts building. Architecture School , career , design studio Architecture and The Art of. I read your intern blog and really enjoyed it so I found myself looking at all of your other ones as well.

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APRIL 9, 2014

Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' As it turns out, the entire studio had difficulties completing the assignment and many people just barely had time to glue their found items down before it was time to pin our color boards up on the wall for review. I try and keep things light and share a thing or two about what I think I know.

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OCTOBER 6, 2013

This is the wall where you wanted to hang that painting … the white will recede and act as a backdrop for your art, allowing it to be the point of interest here, not a blue wall.” The real art is when you can not only get the client to agree with your choice, but when they think it was their idea in the first place.

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APRIL 6, 2014

I’m not sure I would have made this observation had I not started writing this blog and posting my sketches for others to view. Architects communicate through drawing – we aren’t making art. Tej Kanitkar Hi, Mr. Borson, first off, longtime reader and fan of your blog. Thanks for your blog- I always look forward to it!

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MARCH 16, 2014

Some of these adventures might end up getting their own blog post because the experience was that terrific so please excuse me if I don’t tell my best stories today … it’s currently 2:57am London time and my eyeballs feel like they’re bleeding. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Your Email Address.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 30, 2013

link] Bob Borson I have no idea what you are referring to … this post is about folding paper, not topography Brice Hey Bob, love the blog. I guess it just seems that rocket science gets more complicated when you suddenly realize that those seem to be lost arts. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.'

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Jim Prendergast just completed an online survey from my alma mater gauging the effectiveness of the education that we felt we received in various art fields – architecture among them. Expressing thoughts, ideas, and the art of persuasion is important. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Send to Email Address.

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

i gotta say im so happy that i found your blog. Tech was mentioned in your blog! (74′ Judit Hi Bob, I am an architect from Hungary and I really like your blog! Marc Great blog today. [link] Bob Borson Hi Sergio – thanks for taking the time to leave a comment – and I think your English is just fine!

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Dwell

JUNE 27, 2012

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. Also: Why isn’t she wearing flats? How does that happen?

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Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2014

Life in General , Observations architectural studio , Architecture School , college , design studio Why Architects should Blog The Lantern House Jess Hopkin I wish we only had to do the recommended amount of work. at art school was cutting a mat board on the floor of his studio, and the knife slipped and he sliced the tip of his finger off.

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The Spaces

DECEMBER 28, 2022

When telecom billionaire and art collector Xavier Niel bought Hôtel Lambert in February 2022, he acquired a Seine-side mansion and a slice of Paris history. 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.

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MAY 18, 2014

Designer : Sachin Gangadharan – Dehli, India Bio : If you ask me who I am, the only thing what I can say about myself is, “a puny human being trying to make his every day life, dreaming about photography,art, architecture and a bit of chilling” Designer : Patrick Ladendecker – St. heard around the. Thanks again.

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OCTOBER 20, 2013

It was art to me … I thought these drawings were beautiful and I didn’t want other people working on my sheets, adding their sloppy pencil work to the magic I had created. Window tags _in plan??_ In your second floor plan image, you mention making the window tags non-directional. I guess I miss the.25,35,18

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FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Deciding to write this blog has in many ways become a watershed moment for me in my career. Get yourself an architectural blog and that number will grow to 10 Million times. I started out pre-med, I’m smart, like you, I never really had to work hard and got into a top liberal arts school. But for me , it is , a big deal.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

These sketches are not art, which I expect many people to disagree with but I don’t care, this is one area where I have made up my mind and no argument – however gracefully presented – will change my mind on the subject. I like the art of freehand arch. fuhh…~~~ Susan Niblo I am enjoying your blog very much.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

This gift combines our need to drink, our love of the culinary arts, and our fondness to do our own thing. I know the price tag is steep – I almost left it off the list for that reason. CFA Voysey [1997] $32 Wonderful biography of a great arts and crafts architect. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.'

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Observations blog , design , Do you want to be an Architect , Writing a blog Deconstruction versus. Renzo Piano Kimbell Art. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Cheers, Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr In Do you want to be an Architect? Sushma Gupta Its a very nice post.

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Community Architect Daily

JUNE 4, 2021

I wrote about this highway on this blog under the title " the ultimate insult" in 2016. This would be a gigantic effort with a staggering price tag, were it not for one other gigantic project, also with a giant price tag, being imagined nearby. Klaus Philipsen, FAIA www.kphilipsen.com - All my blogs in one place!

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 9, 2014

I had company up at the office when I was building this model – we have a project ( it’s more of an art installation ) that’s in Riyadh – the capital city of Saudi Arabia. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Rafael Gomez Oh men you are so funny I have been laughing all morning. You made my day.eh

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MARCH 23, 2014

Since I don’t have a blog roll on my site, I am going to put together a yearly list of my favorite websites. It offers the insight of a professional architectural site while also providing the personal attention and 1st person narrative of a blog – which you can probably guess is something of which I am particularly fond.

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JANUARY 12, 2014

[link] Bob Borson fair enough Pingback: The Best Things about my Future New Office | Life of an Architect Jean-Charles Renaudineau I am not an architect (mechanical engineer working for oil and gas) but I really enjoy reading your blog. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Send to Email Address. Your Email Address.

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MARCH 27, 2014

Love your blog. Art + Engineering = Architecture. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' . “If I had to spend any time in this building, I think I would put a bullet in my brain.” ” I stood up and left, not caring to hear any more. I have never designed anything strictly modern ever since.

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OCTOBER 27, 2013

Xiaosheng Wu Hi bob Your post is great, and I start writing my own blog because of that. Thanks for the blog, I enjoy the thoughtful posts and equally thoughtful comments they elicit. You are right, a good set of detailed drawings is an art and making things clean and easy to read is a big part of it. (as Send to Email Address.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 10, 2018

But the fear of actually earning it, you know, there’s this whole psychology that we know that it’s an art and that it’s not about the business and about the money end of it. I’ve seen people, Mr. Money Mustache a has a great blog and he talks about finances and what he was able to do to reach a financial freedom.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Kitlond Firstly I’ve just found this blog (it came up when googling Winchester Cathedral of all things) and I’m really enjoying it. For me, I think I am torn between the British Art Muesum at Yale by Louis Kahn or the Rare Book Library by SOM again at Yale. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.'

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

While I don’t think my parents were fans of their pre-teen carrying around a tape with pierced cow udder cover art, it was a band we both liked and owning it made me feel pretty cool. Now I may have to post on my own blog…nice distraction. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Sterling Audrey just made my day.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 12, 2018

Yeah, so I, I have a degree in engineering with a minor in art history. I blog occasionally at GreenBuildingAdvisor.com , which really should be called building science advisor. I published a couple of blogs there about what goes into a Pretty Good House. Tag Me at EntreArchitect 4. Tag Al at Inside the Firm and 5.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

architects office , Architecture and Society , career , Do you want to be an Architect Renzo Piano Kimbell Art. Art Vandelay “Most firms will cover some or all costs associated with exams and initial license” None of the half dozen firms in which I have worked with during the last 7 years have. Great post Bob!

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