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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. I try and keep things light and share a thing or two about what I think I know. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.'

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DECEMBER 15, 2013

It’s architecture not emergency surgery, mix in some hobbies during the weekend. I read your intern blog and really enjoyed it so I found myself looking at all of your other ones as well. may I make a suggestion for a blog post? I try and keep things light and share a thing or two about what I think I know.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

However, there have been times when I’ve had a party and I’m playing bartender , and in my haste to be a good host, I might slop a teeny-tiny bit when mixing up my cocktails. We lived in a house with light counter tops and dark floors; I could never tell when the counter was clean and the floor always looked filthy.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Which would explain why I’m at this blog. But looking back on my architectural education (hopefully with a critical eye) I can see how this whole “creativity – practicality – mix of both” process in growing up as an architect had huge holes. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.'

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JUNE 11, 2014

Speaking of the contractor – that’s him in the white polo shirt sitting atop the concrete mixing truck. Blog is great. I try and keep things light and share a thing or two about what I think I know. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' That’s called “doing your job.”

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

” #7 A Wet Bar – a room with a sink whose sole purpose is dedicated to the mixing and serving of beverages. While this space could be as simple as an area permanently dedicated to grilling, it could also be a more substantial area that includes sink, refrigerator, cabinetry and specialty lighting. Send to Email Address.

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OCTOBER 20, 2013

You can see that the pen weight isn’t very good, the graphic drawing keys are too light and in some cases, it’s almost like they don’t exist. Pen weights are falling into place, fonts sizes are hierarchically appropriate, the balance of light and dark coming into balance. Window tags _in plan??_ Rob Kuhn Also?

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JUNE 1, 2014

I don’t think it brings much to the mix and more times than not, I believe it undermines your effectiveness as a communicator. I try and keep things light and share a thing or two about what I think I know. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Send to Email Address. Your Email Address.

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MAY 26, 2014

Trends are lasting longer – actually moving away from the word “trend” It has more to do with particular styles and kitchens are frequently mixing two styles together (i.e. Most important design feature in the kitchen is the lighting – no longer just recessed can lighting the major fixture being used.

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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 17, 2013

It’s a great mix of man and nature. I try and keep things light and share a thing or two about what I think I know. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' To that end, how much does landscape architecture play a part in your firm’s role? Send to Email Address. Your Email Address.

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JUNE 18, 2014

I’m new to your blog and I’m really enjoying it. Thanks for giving me a little perspective on a trying time mixed with a bit of personal growth in my career. I try and keep things light and share a thing or two about what I think I know. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Send to Email Address.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Nimmo & the Gauntletts: young light 5. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Band – Again, anything Beatles would work, but this was released a few weeks before I was born, it has a mix of quirky and experimental songs, but is still lively enough to sing along. Now I may have to post on my own blog…nice distraction.

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JANUARY 19, 2014

This would be a ( gasp ) FOOD BLOG !!!! Lord knows there are already enough food blogs out there, we don’t need any more. I don’t think I would consider moving a cooktop to the island, my ceilings are already nice and visually busy without adding a hood into the mix. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.'

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Koonz II, AIA, LC Well, Will, to be honest, I have done most of the “comments that you used, “load take downs, size a footing, call out the nailing on a wood shear wall, or design a roof truss”, over the course of my career, especially checking what others do during residential or light commercial projects.

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