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2014 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition - The Winners

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There is no doubt that this many judges made the final round more difficult, but at the same time, there was a lot of discussion on the different merits of each playhouse. It was very hard to select the winners and no detail was to small to discuss Michael Rollins Congrats to the winners! The red ball project is wonderful.

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You should say 'Yes' more often | Life of an Architect

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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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To Delete or Not To Delete. | Life of an Architect

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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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Architectural Delineation Competition - KRob 2013 Winners | Life of.

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The panel I was fortunate to moderate was streamed live across the web and was recorded … I will modify this sentence once the audio has been cleaned up and post a link so that anyone who is interested can listen to my smokey and dulcet tones. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' You’re right. Your Email Address.

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Building with Structural Insulated Panels. or SIPs | Life of an Architect

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Home / Construction / Building with Structural Insulated Panels … or SIPs Building with Structural Insulated Panels … or SIPs Bob Borson — March 31, 2014 — 75 Comments We are building the CHouse Modern using Structurally Insulated Panels, or SIPs as they are commonly referenced. What’s a sill plate?

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Modern Window Detail - The CHouse Modern | Life of an Architect

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The last time I showed you the house , it was about 15% complete with the structurally insulated panels (SIPs) going in. Turns out we were pretty spot on with how we drew this detail up – pretty simple looking and you would never know that we spent more time that I would care to admit discussing how this detail should be executed.

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Architectural Sketching [or How to Sketch like Bob] | Life of an Architect

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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. this post discusses why I created certain sketches] Drawing Like an Architect You don’t have to draw well to be an architect!! It’s kinda freaky to be honest. Whats your guess.

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