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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I think it would be sort of fun to see what other people – designers, students, contractors – anyone who carries a bag – has in their bag. Because misery loves company, I offered up to anyone in the architectural, construction, design industry, to follow my lead, and send me the contents of their bag. Bag is a Mamba Slim by Booq bags 2.

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

Home / Life in General / Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Bob Borson — October 24, 2013 — 38 Comments 23 years ago, as a fourth year architecture student, I spent the Fall semester traveling around Western Europe soaking in all the architectural wonders I could find.

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DECEMBER 15, 2013

I know that it isn’t easy and I can still remember moments of crippling panic as I looked around the studio during my presentation. Fast forward 20+ years and things have changed … I may have an easy time standing up in front of a lot of people and talking now but that wasn’t always the case.

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MAY 7, 2014

These days, many students work from home or their apartments since the work is done digitally. 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.

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JUNE 5, 2014

I have been asked to help spread the message of a program called “ AEC Cares “ as they tackle this year’s project – a non-profit children’s day care. To help articulate the purpose, Jennifer Hicks, the owner for WordsWork, prepared this article. The structure, a 30-year-old, two-story annex of the Arthur A.

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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. I might have deserved the others.]

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

The education of an architect intentionally and systematically breaks down the creative process “baggage” and untrained habits of their students, and then starts the process of rebuilding that process in a non-stigmatized environment. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect?

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APRIL 22, 2014

Our students are experts in revit and other CAD software and currently sit 1st in Europe and 5th in the world for CAD skills (see world skills competitions). Smorgan: You got it to work? Bryan: Yeah, I just went down here (pointing at screen) and entered the Smorgan: (interrupting) You entered the angle, right? That is fantastic!!

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

This year’s competition saw a record number of entries (408) and in all, over 29 countries were represented – including Japan, France, Australia, UK, South Korea, Russia, Brazil and many more (21 more to be specific.) It’s a huge repository of architectural eye-candy. [ It’s a huge repository of architectural eye-candy. [

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MAY 25, 2014

Home / Playhouse Competition 2014 / 2014 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners 2014 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners Bob Borson — May 26, 2014 — 15 Comments On Friday, May 23rd – we took the top 21 entries that were selected and whittled them down to the top two.

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APRIL 20, 2014

/ Make Your Own Opportunities Make Your Own Opportunities Bob Borson — April 21, 2014 — 26 Comments Young architectural interns are awesome … full of promise and possibility. I’ve been around the architectural block more times than I care to admit at this stage of my career and I have learned a few things along the way.

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OCTOBER 19, 2013

I found it in a different studio at the beginning of the semester… Funny how architecture students find that maybe if they took a nap on something that it can be their own. That was Until I found out how to make money on the Internet! i’m glad i did this. I listen to the same music today.

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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. I graduated eons ago back in 1992, back in the days that pre-date computers in the studio. This doesn’t mean that everyone who graduated in my era could sketch – far from it.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

To date we have seen contents from: Architect Architecture Student Drywall Contractor Interior Designer Photographer Graphic Designer Today we get a look into the bag of freelance designer/ consultant and electrician Lindy Weston (B.Envd., What tools do I have in my bag? Four Maxpro set/screw drivers. Screwdrivers.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Whatever the reasons for this change, it would appear that more people are starting to think about becoming an architect To the question at hand: This last weekend I received an email from someone who is in their mid-20′s and has realized that they are a medical student who would rather be an architect.

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MARCH 2, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? ’ … Pathetic really for someone who considers themselves to be a creative person. Anyways … We have a project that broke ground a few weeks ago and I decided that I would cover here on the site. Could be pretty interesting.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Home / Architects / Architectural Tricks of the Trade Architectural Tricks of the Trade Bob Borson — October 31, 2013 — 55 Comments Architects have all sorts of mannerisms and processes in place that seem to transcend their time and place. These traditions are passed from one generation to the next and are worth sharing and keeping.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? If you swing through my site with any regularity, you’ll probably have noticed that the kernels of wisdom I share are derived in two manners: 1. I’ve lived through it and I’m speaking from my own personal experience; 2.

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JUNE 11, 2014

Home / Construction / Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Bob Borson — June 12, 2014 — 73 Comments On the residential part of our practice, we do a lot of pier and beam foundations. Add water, through rain and irrigation, and the soil expands. Bob : Really? Bob : What?!?

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

After obtaining my license as an Architect in New York, I brainstormed several long term goals and decided to start a personal blog, develop design projects, and learn everything that I could about starting an architecture firm. It is being republished here at EntreArchitect.com with permission from the author.

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DECEMBER 29, 2013

Home / Blog / Out with the Old, In with the New Out with the Old, In with the New Bob Borson — December 30, 2013 — 58 Comments It’s pre-dawn on a Sunday and I am currently sitting in my kitchen, the rest of my house still in bed, trying to get my bearings in place before the new year kicks off in earnest.

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MARCH 27, 2014

Pingback: Architecture School Juries | Entablature Pingback: Memories from the Architectural Studio | Life of an Architect | THOUGHT tamales Chi-town Gal I’ve passed this wonderful discussion on to my 2nd year architect student. “Explain” isn’t really the right word … “defend” might be better.

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MAY 18, 2014

Home / Competition / The Finalists – LoaA 2014 Playhouse Design Competition The Finalists – LoaA 2014 Playhouse Design Competition Bob Borson — May 19, 2014 — 27 Comments The 3rd Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition had an amazing turnout this year. ” a lot.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Bob Borson — February 10, 2014 — 49 Comments The last several years have been hard on the architectural profession. The tone of the questions I’ve received have shifted from: “ Should I become an Architect? “ to “ Why should I become an Architect? If I can get here from where I started, surely others can as well.

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OCTOBER 20, 2013

Home / Graphics / Graphic Standards Graphic Standards Bob Borson — October 21, 2013 — 99 Comments How an architect draws is a reflection of many things – you can frequently tell the priorities of a firm just by looking at the quality of their drawings. But that’s not really the entire story is it? Wrong again.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Home / Buildings / Deconstruction versus Demolition Deconstruction versus Demolition Bob Borson — November 4, 2013 — 29 Comments Deconstruction is an environmentally friendly alternative to demolition and on the KHouse Modern project , the existing house on site is currently going through the process of being taken apart piece by piece.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Home / Blog / Responsibility: Don’t Be a Dunce Responsibility: Don’t Be a Dunce Bob Borson — September 16, 2013 — 24 Comments Did you know that the word “dunce” is meant to refer to someone who is a slow learner? about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect?

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JUNE 9, 2014

Home / Architects / … because that’s what architects do for fun … because that’s what architects do for fun Bob Borson — June 10, 2014 — 39 Comments I don’t have a lot of spare time on my hands … in fact the last few weeks have been brutal. Doesn’t that sound awesome!?!

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APRIL 30, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Home / Kitchen / The Great Kitchen Adventure Starts Now The Great Kitchen Adventure Starts Now Bob Borson — May 1, 2014 — 68 Comments Kitchens are one of the most important rooms of the house. So what does this mean to you? and the world.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

far we have Architect Architecture Student Drywall Contractor Interior Designer and today its an architectural photographer. Home / Bags / A Photographer’s Bag A Photographer’s Bag Bob Borson — September 20, 2013 — 5 Comments A look inside the bag of a professional photographer – this is pretty cool.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Home / Holidays / What to Get an Architect for Christmas (2013) What to Get an Architect for Christmas (2013) Bob Borson — November 21, 2013 — 27 Comments It’s that time a year again – the highly anticipated “What to get an Architect for Christmas” post! Ho , Ho Ho , here are the goods!

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JUNE 4, 2021

I wrote about this highway on this blog under the title " the ultimate insult" in 2016. With Biden's gigantic plans for infrastructure and recovery even fixing the "Highway to Nowhere" seems to be a possibility. The Highway to Nowhere is no exception. Since then the collective re-thinking has further progressed.

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MAY 21, 2014

I’m an architecture student, I really like growing pumpkins too. At the discretion of the individual, I had a space that was titled “Surprise me with something” Here is the instruction and example I provided for that form: “This is a box for you to use – should you choose – to write anything you want.

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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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MAY 28, 2014

Home / Book Reviews / Book Reviews: Robert Moses and Harry Weese Book Reviews: Robert Moses and Harry Weese Bob Borson — May 29, 2014 — 8 Comments All the architects I know love books and most have an addiction of buying and keeping their books on display. Jackson Published by W.

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JANUARY 12, 2014

Home / Architects / Architects and Coffee Architects and Coffee Bob Borson — January 13, 2014 — 141 Comments Let me get this out-of-the-way right up front – most architects I know drink coffee. A LOT of coffee. So despite the fact that I am an architect (and possibly an a-hole), I am not a coffee drinker. Client : Water.

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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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