Life of an Architect

MARCH 5, 2014

Going with others will make a difference for sure [link] Wayne Williams Thanks Bob! I’d love to see the model. I’d love to see the model. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Sounds like an amazing story and as students, we can always use some inspiration to keep going! hope I get to see the film.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

I think this could make for an extremely interesting photo essay. Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr In Bags , Interior Design , Materials and Products design , interior design Architectural Models Responsibility: Dont Be a. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Send to Email Address.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2014

Also, where I spent a ridiculous amount of time building basswood models, most of the students I talk to these days send their digital files to a laser cutter and have the pieces of their model cut for them. What exactly is it about the assignments that make it hard? I reckon I spend at least 40 hours a week on design alone.

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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? nbc The model shop at Norman Foster’s Hester Road office.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Makes me want to get out my sketch book and try and start working on my own delineation skills. 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. Why keep pushing the envelop to make things better? ” reaction.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

link] This has some really rich student work – drawings and models. I learned then that things are what you make of them. Instead of complaining that it wasn’t better, I got involved and endeavored to make it what I wanted it to be. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Send to Email Address.

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JUNE 15, 2014

More times than not, I simply take record photos and we do a “look ahead” with the contractor to make sure that there aren’t any questions looming that the team isn’t prepared to answer. look at the first model picture in this post to see the “finished” area.) I would not want these.

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Life of an Architect

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. Make that reset look intentional and add some graphic flair with this technique. Architects communicate through drawing – we aren’t making art. It’s kinda freaky to be honest.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 1, 2013

cue the narrative - my other favorite teaching technique] Bob (to enthusiastic intern): Would you mind making some lemonade? Good luck, ps – for the record, I’ve never actually asked an intern to make me lemonade. Enthusiastic Intern : Sure! Afterwards you can add all organic raspberries (or gin) to it you want.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 30, 2014

click image to enlarge] Here’s a finished look at the SIP sitting on the double sill plate … makes sense now doesn’t it? At the corners, the SIPs are nailed together using these giant screws – which really pulls the building together and makes it extremely tight. If so, are they ventilated?

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 9, 2014

But that didn’t stop me from having a bit of fun this weekend when I decided to create a 3D model of my own house – because that’s what architects do for fun. May sound stupid but that’s why I try so hard to make the design process fun, not just for me but for the people I work with.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

In fact, the firm where I currently work as a principal is one of those 5 offices (I worked there 2001 – 2003) and I put the drafting standards in place then … and now that we are in Revit, I am once again making changes. This is all about the pen weight and graphic semantics - Does it make sense? Wrong again.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Home / Architects / Architectural Models Architectural Models Bob Borson — September 12, 2013 — 33 Comments One of the biggest changes I have seen since moving over to my new office is that the number of scale models has gone up considerably. Did I mention that this is only a portion of the house?

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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. The moral there maybe being “make strong models!” Love your blog.

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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. Most architects think that the work they create can make a difference in people’s lives. Get yourself an architectural blog and that number will grow to 10 Million times. and What are you actually good at doing?

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MAY 18, 2014

As you can probably surmise, we are consulting with the playability experts trying to make some final decisions. I enjoy playing badminton and collecting commercial aircraft scale models. years old and is in charge of making the final decision. I’m working in field of making sustainable building. heard around the.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

This is a print out from a SketchUp study model and I added some pen weight and shading, and some profile lines to help where the section was cut. Since there isn’t a ground plane in my model, that’s why the foundation is casting shadows. fuhh…~~~ Susan Niblo I am enjoying your blog very much.

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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 will have to dress up the interior when it’s all said and done to make it more alluring to the kiddos, but that’s okay.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2014

This is the original site model that we built – this dates back to July of 2013. Make a note that we are showing a fence that rings the property … but there really isn’t a fence, at least not a proper fence as most people would think. We also came back in and added the trunks of trees to the model.

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OCTOBER 13, 2013

While it might not be very sexy to look at downspouts and foundation vents, they do exist and we want to make sure that their locations are addressed now. It is not a cheap process but it visually makes a huge difference. I really enjoy reading your blog and you do great design work. link] Tauran Mathias Bob.

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JUNE 18, 2014

Once the project got underway, it became obvious that the selected construction company had badly underestimated the total cost of the project and as a result, they spent the next two years during construction picking every possible fight they could to try to make up the difference. Joe Diaz Bob, thanks for the insight.

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JUNE 12, 2018

Freshbooks, the cloud based accounting software that makes running your small firm easy, fast and secure. Gusto is making payroll benefits and HR easy for small businesses. I wasn’t really ready for that, so I decided I was going to make a custom furniture. I was the lead designer energy modeler.

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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. Can you imagine a builder set containing window details?

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EntreArchitect

JULY 10, 2018

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

If you don’t have the ability to come up with $1800 over a 5-10 year period, what makes you feel so entitled that you think you have the ability or right to hold lives in your hands as you practice? The requirements of the course may have dictated nothing more than study models, but… Making a model out of chipboard or foam-core?

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

We have printers and scanners, models (and more models), flat files full of drawings – this is a working space and we need all of it. We have been making it work because we generally love the location – at least, I know I do. This is what you call our “multi-purpose” space. I only live 2.3

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Architecture Quote

JULY 7, 2020

Make it simple and take a quiz to determine your brand colors ! For Example You Can Have a Tag Line With Something Below: the best design studio for residential architecture Sustainable architecture for any purpose We design dream homes Architecture services to fit your next big project Your industrial architecture studio of the future.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 9, 2014

That is an important distinction to make in regards to this post, these are not people who are working for a large firm because they have too, or that they had limited options. Most architects will fully be involved in design, which makes sense, since architects are trained at university to do just this. Happy job hunting!

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