Life of an Architect

JULY 2, 2014

Whenever an architect sits down with a new client on a new residential project, the first thing that happens is a conversation about project goals and requirements. As we are talking, I would ask questions and draw diagrams right in front of the clients to make sure we were on the same page. It was way better.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Home / Architects / Architectural Sketches Architectural Sketches Bob Borson — September 26, 2013 — 22 Comments Architects sketch as part of the process when doing their job … at least I do. This is a sketch from project that I am currently working on – the KHouse Modern.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. P·A works for individual and corporate clients. P·A is strong in taking care of the client, from the initiation phase to construction and management.

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ArchiDiaries

JANUARY 4, 2022

Client Brief – Investigate and research Daenerys as a personality on how she would rule the seven kingdoms, and develop a brief for the throne design. Minimum requisite submission is sheets/boards + Cover image containing: Design development sketches, the material palette. Design objectives. 3D views x 4.

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Architizer

MAY 7, 2024

Visual business models can be a powerful tool for creative professionals, like architects, who often prefer to communicate through drawings and diagrams. Developed by Alexander Osterwalder, the Business Model Canvas provides a simple, structured way to conceptualize and communicate your business model through nine essential building blocks.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The first step is called programming which is when the client and architect discuss the requirements of the project (how many rooms, the function of the phases, etc.), Normally this is in the form of quick sketches The homeowner approves these sketches before proceeding to the next phase which is Design Development.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

About 30 days and thousands of sketches later, it’s time for the next round of Architectural Sketches – The Series. I really want to try and demonstrate that there are all sorts of ways that architects sketch and work through design challenges, but my sketches just aren’t that great as standalone items.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Drawing is a skill, not a gift, and with all skills it can developed with practice. If you’re a client – I’m here to tell you that you want it. The practice of architecture is more than sketching on trace paper, parti diagrams, deciding what pens to draw with, groupies, and last-minute trips to Vegas.

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Architizer

MAY 11, 2023

From sketching the earliest of ideas to unveiling new worlds in digital landscapes, many tools have revolutionized the way we work and transformed how we communicate our ideas. Bidding adieu to the delightful chaos of the napkin sketches, programs like AutoCAD and Vectorworks become our new best friends.

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Deezen

JUNE 3, 2022

Two new humanities courses have been developed for BA1. BA2 and BA3 have developed new integration strategies with Technologies and Humanities areas, so Design Studio, being the unit core each year, becomes a real laboratory of techniques and theories. Tutors: Dr Johnathan Djabarouti and Mike Daniels. Gut Instinct by Ana Foinau.

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Deezen

JUNE 8, 2022

In Flux we are interested in temporality, in developing creative spatial practices that are peripatetic and inscriptive, that engage with the interrupted city and the sublime. The students' starting point is a brief from the developer (client) that frames questions they are seeking answers to in real-time across the academic year.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Each project, for us, entails its own singular approach which is essentially developed out of experience and intuition.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Their backstories are illustrated via more than 300 photographs, plans and sketches, alongside an extensive list of tips for homeowners who are looking to commission an architect to build their own 21st-century house. Find out more about 21st Century Houses ›. In many cases, architecture is extremely important," the studio said.

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Community Architect

APRIL 7, 2023

In the previous blog about transportation in Rotterdam I touched on Rotterdam's devastating bombing in a Nazi Germany air raid that turned much of historic Rotterdam into rubble and cost over 700 lives in a single night and how the city planners have turned this tragedy into an opportunity of re-invention and development that came in various phases.

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Architecture Quote

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

It is a great digital tool for architects as the platform provides a high focus on continuous innovation and personal customer service to each client. With continuous development, the BIM tool offers AR, VR, Photogrammetry and 360-degree viewing. It also has robust import/export capabilities and supports Open BIM and IFC.

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Architecture Quote

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The buildings often show a ‘blob’ or amoeba, and quite frequently technology and computer modeling are being used to develop the structure. If you as an architect were to develop a concept for some customers and they completely demolish your idea, you probably did something wrong… Diagrammatic. Deconstruction. the suburbs).

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I think through drawing and sketching, for others they might turn towards computer software … I don’t really care. Since the projects I work on aren’t for me, I need to be able to separate out what I personally like and what the client wants. I know I believe it. Jeff Smith Great post, Bob.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

click to enlarge The above graphic is the next iteration of standards – not quite there but significantly further along in its development. I still enjoy getting out my lead holders and tools to sketch new product ideas. Big thick black walls look great in parti diagrams. ConcreteRepublic [link] Bob Borson Thanks.

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The Architect's Guide

APRIL 8, 2021

Technical, economic, social and intellectual developments are brought together in a comprehensive narrative which provides a setting for the detailed examination of buildings. Sketching for Architecture + Interior Design The debate surrounding hand drawing versus computer-generated imagery has become a hot topic. Buy on Amazon.

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