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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 11, 2013

And we are running national education systems where mistakes are the worst thing you can make and the result is that we are educating people out of their creative capacities. Life in General a day in the life , Architects , conversations , Do you want to be an Architect , education heard around the. Great times!

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MARCH 5, 2014

I’ve been an architect in the K-12 market for a over a year now and really enjoy a project based approach to education. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' It took a while for “An Inconvenient Truth” to get here too – and that had TONS of press. :>) >) scott fleming Thanks for the tip Bob.

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DECEMBER 15, 2013

Be a participant in developing your education – nobody can read your mind and know what you want. As the son of an educator, I feel confident when I tell you your professor not only wants you to succeed, they want you to be the best – ask questions and ask for help. may I make a suggestion for a blog post?

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OCTOBER 6, 2013

Most formally educated designers have been trained to understand why they like something and to then be able to communicate those reasons. I subsequently later learned that one of those “friends” was a competing “Interior Designer/decorator” in the area without any formal education in the field.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' link] This has some really rich student work – drawings and models. It was a big inspiration to me during architecture school. 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. Email check failed, please try again.

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APRIL 9, 2014

Wonder if that would be considered an education expense? Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Frank Chappell Guess I’d be stuck, as I can’t see most of the tertiary colors. I’d probably just “borrow” my kids’ Crayolas. Thanh Tran This is so true. Send to Email Address. Your Email Address.

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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. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' as with many questions, they tend to betray an objective. Send to Email Address. Your Email Address.

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MAY 14, 2014

Since the education i got, i’m more focused on technical and planning side of all this industry, not so much on the creative. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' link] timraleigh I thought it was interesting that the principle of the firm shared that bit of information with you. Good for them. Send to Email Address.

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DECEMBER 19, 2020

Most of the people here took it seriously and the local government worked hard to educate people and implement new rules to help limit the impact of the disease. Kids were running around playing laser tag. Shortly after our arrival, cases plummeted in NYC as the pandemic surged in other parts of the country.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Their names were on the display, no need to read a name tag across the room. For lack of personal experience with virtual education for younger students during the pandemic, I will leave this vast topic off here, except to recognize that the experience has certainly caused deep trauma among many students, teachers and parents alike.

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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. link] Bob Borson awesome and educational – win win Brett Wolfe the video shows the way they made us do it in germany… it’s even documented in their graphic standards book.

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JUNE 15, 2014

He read the blog and I’ll relate his response” The job looks like it was TIG welded and this will always leave beads in the joint that need to be grinded to Stephanie Thank you for sharing – I’ve seen this detail incorporated on buildings here and there, and have always wondered what the details looked like.

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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. Tej Kanitkar Hi, Mr. Borson, first off, longtime reader and fan of your blog. Thanks for your blog- I always look forward to it! It’s kinda freaky to be honest. link] Bob Borson terrific!!

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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. An invaluable education! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Send to Email Address. Your Email Address.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

I’d love to see some information on the porosity and I would gladly read your article on sealers, this is after all a forum of sharing and educating. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Email me at bob[at]lifeofanarchitect.com Cheers Frank Bob, Limestone has some of the same issues. Send to Email Address.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

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? .”) New to your blog. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.'

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JUNE 11, 2014

Even trying to supplement my education during school with further research, I have not come across this yet… the sketches and descriptions were very well explained and it is great to see. Blog is great. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Kerry Hogue actually you pour concrete. afterwards it has been cast.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

link] Bob Borson That’s a great way of educating the “owner” of the design along the way to better understand why things are the way they are. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' ” That way you’ve followed the recipe and given them the opportunity to taste the gin, too. Send to Email Address.

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MARCH 30, 2014

On site, the method of identifying the panels is definitely old school – a fat magic marker with the panel tag written on the exterior face. Educate the public with facts Bob, not with a site that is based on a small project that all of a sudden make you another SIP expert. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.'

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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. But it’s really nice to read all these blogs about architecture and architects. and What are you actually good at doing? Something so beautiful.

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OCTOBER 20, 2013

Window tags _in plan??_ In your second floor plan image, you mention making the window tags non-directional. Also, what is your take on elevation tags used in section and elevations. I noticed that your tags extend to the item being identified in section. Your blog is the now part of my daily digest. Rob Kuhn Also?

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NOVEMBER 3, 2013

This appraiser needs to be an IRS qualified appraiser, one with the background, education, training and professional certifications in the exact type of materials they are being asked to value. While green practices aren’t as mainstream as they could be, they are gaining traction through education. The Creative Process for an.

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JANUARY 5, 2014

Home / Blog / Goals versus Resolutions Goals versus Resolutions Bob Borson — January 6, 2014 — 21 Comments This is the time of year when people tend to identify something they want to change about themselves and they make a “New Years Resolution” Let me go on the record as saying that I HATE New Years resolutions.

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MAY 26, 2014

Matthew didn’t get to where he is by following the normal path; he graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Chemistry, and moved up to Atlanta to continue his education at Emory University with the intent of practicing medicine. This is a wonderful blog btw, glad to have found it. Send to Email Address.

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DECEMBER 8, 2013

jf Bob, I’m certainly not going to hijack your blog to debate this topic. There is an entirely different level of things that the AIA does on behalf of all registered architects that comes with a price tag – reviewing legislation to stop the encroachment on other trades into our domain, etc. Send to Email Address.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

fuhh…~~~ Susan Niblo I am enjoying your blog very much. It’s instructive as an educational tool, informative as a means of evaluation and I find it edifying in the sense of a job well conceived. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' I couldn’t agree more with you. Robert Moore I concur with Brad.

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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 29, 2014

This advice — the H&R Block Advantage — includes suggestions about retirement savings, home ownership, saving for their children’s college education, eligibility for government programs and other alternatives. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Send to Email Address. Your Email Address.

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MARCH 27, 2014

When I read all of the comments I struggle to understand why the educational system thinks that working students to chronic exhaustion, and some to depression and other problems somehow leads to the making of great architects. Love your blog. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Nervozaur Dude, seriously, f**k that!

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

And this is a really great blog.:) cjysocean How about travel through local public libraries as educational outreach? Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Would love to see how it translates over time into the real picture…used to enjoy the model making sessions during college and early practice. Also great PR.

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JULY 10, 2018

He just sort of shifted his focus from education to practice? 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. It’ll be more of a blog format, but I don’t have anything live yet. LePage: . What inspired that?

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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. I learned the fundamentals of drafting in high school and recommend that everyone take a class in it sometime during there education.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

That has a LOT to do with lack of information and education at the university level. Structural engineers and fire protection engineers, both held to a higher level of liability than the AoR on a project, enjoy both a shorter education time, a shorter intern period, and a shorter and less expensive licensing examination. So I paid it.

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JUNE 12, 2018

It’s one of the things that kind of works against the sort of climate change education movement is the data is really hard to pin down. 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.

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JANUARY 26, 2014

This means not cutting corners on the educational process of why things are done. Not many blogs can do that all in one sitting. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' I haven’t read your stuff in so long because I found you somehow got thrown in the wrong pile of emails. Send to Email Address. Your Email Address.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

we all have a large base of education and learning programs that provide additional exposure and opportunity. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' From a technology standpoint, we are an industry leader in Revit. that is our main BIM platform. All interns become masters in its use. a large firm is also not a sweat shop.

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