Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Home / Blog / Photo’s #frommydesk Photo’s #frommydesk Bob Borson — February 19, 2014 — 18 Comments “ What it’s like to be and work with an architect ” … that’s the unofficial tagline for LifeofanArchitect.com – my little experiment I started just over 4 years ago. Your Email Address.

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MARCH 18, 2014

This isn’t scaffolding in these pictures … it’s additional structural bracing to keep the spire from collapsing in on itself. Since you are not answering my last comment I think you are doing this blog not to hear also a critical voice but just to praise your posts. Incidentally, cool blog. Nice photos!!

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 27, 2014

A whole lot of something has been going on, but this house has a fairly significant and complicated structural system for a residential project and the work is deliberate and methodical. note* structural engineers will be dying to elaborate on this … don’t let them).

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Life of an Architect

MAY 11, 2014

This is an area of material transition and I wanted to make sure that all my part came together in a way that made sense, allowed for some construction tolerance, and diagrammatically expressed different areas of the playhouse – interior vs. exterior, front vs. back, solid versus open, and structural versus non-structural.

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MARCH 2, 2014

This project will be constructed using SIP’s (Structurally Insulated Panels), we are using a post tension structural slab, the owner will be extremely active in the construction process, and we are targeting a total construction cost somewhere in the $200 per square foot range. Robert Rockefeller Bob, my first post on your blog.

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APRIL 20, 2014

I think your blog should be required reading for anyone that is interested in furthering their career path even if they are not architects. Carolyn Chaiko Great blog post. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' This information applies to not only architecture students, but to most career paths. oh brother!

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JUNE 15, 2014

The last time I showed you the house , it was about 15% complete with the structurally insulated panels (SIPs) going in. I’m wondering why you decided not to do a flange around the perimeter of the boxes and screw them into the face of the structure rather than letting them extend back into the walls? Send to Email Address.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Which would explain why I’m at this blog. Even with your blog: you had to be aware of the restrictions so that you can work with or around them and create something. Blog where you just spill out anything that comes on your mind is as creative as Keeping up with the Kardashians. Derek Fordé I’m definitely a dreamer.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

Not only that, I've photographed many of the same houses as him, usually tagging them either #astoriaugly or #astoriaabsurd on Instagram. My other frequently used tag, #astoriaportal , is aligned with the area's courtyard apartment buildings.) But Astoria is not alone, as All the Queens Houses makes abundantly clear.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 11, 2014

There are other options available to us -some include post-tensioned slab on grade and plain ol’ slab on grade, and all of these options are fine under the right circumstances but if I had my pick (which I normally do) we recommend the pier and beam structural foundation. Home Inspector : This house has structural issues.

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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? is actually a form of prejudice: sexism.

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MAY 7, 2014

I’m mainly interested in designing houses rather than buildings and/ or structures, do they require you to build all of those or did you have a choice of what you wanted to design? 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?

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MARCH 30, 2014

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. link] Michael T.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

” #5 Two-story Foyer – I was surprised to see this on the list, unless it exists here because the assumption is that “Upscale Homes” are two-story structures. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' 4 An Outdoor Kitchen – Now we’re cooking! Send to Email Address. Your Email Address.

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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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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 struggled taking 2 semesters of physics in college, 3 years of math and structures courses but you know what? and What are you actually good at doing?

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

This is really a diagram of parts to be resolved … pretty sure I would need a header (structure) where the window connects with the roof plane. At any rate, I was trying to describe a structural detailing issue that we needed to address in the shower where the floor structure drops so that we can have a walk-in shower with no curb.

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

An outdoor cooking and dining area is located adjacent to the pool, covered by a trellis structure, shaded with vines. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' The green lawn space around this pool is an open place to gather, with the entire space in close proximity to the house and screened porches. Send to Email Address.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 27, 2014

Building with Structural. Love your blog. i learned that you had to start with an abstract thought or feeling or idea, and your project had to be a physical representation of that, along with being structural and good circulation, etc. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Nervozaur Dude, seriously, f**k that!

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Meigs completed 1887 Built before the advent of structural steel and poured in place concrete, it is constructed of 10’ wide masonry walls and wrought iron roof trusses. Kitlond Firstly I’ve just found this blog (it came up when googling Winchester Cathedral of all things) and I’m really enjoying it.

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OCTOBER 27, 2013

014″ (all cut Hosting elements, walls, roofs etc) Many thanks, Ross Arturo Escalona Escobar DISCULPA QUE TIPO DE LETRA USAS EN TUS DIBUJOS Anna Eisbar Graphically what i do diferently is not make a bold general outline but draw in bold the most important structural elements, and in lighter the lesser important ones. Your Email Address.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Even thought this is a cost+ project, the contractor has prepared a budget bid price and we have made some revisions to save some money – most of which were structural changes. Thanks and great blog! The roof structure,membrane,insulation info will be noteworthy if you could share that in the future Bob.(I

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JUNE 12, 2018

There was an interior designer and we ended up getting a structural engineer involved. I just want to talk a little bit more about the company and how you’re structuring it. I’m probably not as structured as it should be. I published a couple of blogs there about what goes into a Pretty Good House.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Now I may have to post on my own blog…nice distraction. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Erasure – The Innocents Another album I remember getting me through Grad School was Erasure “The innocents” Grad school by night, car audio consultant and system designer by day to put myself through school.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 19, 2014

Think of these playhouses more like little buildings than structures you would find on a playground. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' Things like slides and rock walls are frowned upon because they are difficult to protect without resorting to making a giant Plexiglas cover. Send to Email Address. Your Email Address.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Architects excel at (besides aesthetic and programmatical design) assembling and coordinating a team of outside experts (civil engineers, structural engineers, geotechnical engineers, fire protection engineers, etc. No structure, MEP, etc. I hope blogs like this that get read by huge numbers of people will start to make a difference.

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JULY 7, 2020

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FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Whenever people see one of our scale models, they are drawn to them like a structural engineer to a calculator. Pingback: Architecture Blogging: 21 Blog Post Ideas for Professional Architects | Business Blogging Tactics Vinnie look at all that desk space! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.'

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I know that when I have resigned myself to sitting in an hour long meeting with the structural engineer and it ends early?! Zeljko Hey Bob I like your Blog. Sorry to be so frank but I like your blog [link] Bob Borson Thanks for sharing your thoughts – I like that sort of thing. Goliath888 I agree with you.

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MARCH 9, 2014

Project teams will naturally be broken up into smaller teams, which will focus on items like cores, façades, ceilings, washrooms, the roof, structure and so on. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.' 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.

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