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What Home Buyers Really Want | Life of an Architect

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Home / Observations / What Home Buyers Really Want What Home Buyers Really Want Bob Borson — September 23, 2013 — 34 Comments I am an architect who designs – among other things – residential projects for a fairly upscale clientele. Two story foyer…AND living room???

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

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TIP #05: “Trace Paper isn’t Precious … Draw in Layers” Design is an additive process so why shouldn’t your sketch be as well? Sketching Out a Design Solution I received an email asking if I would share details from some of my projects. link] Bob Borson terrific!! Pingback: Sketching.

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The Bee Hole of an Architect | Life of an Architect

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Cheers, Consider sharing More Email Digg Print Share on Tumblr In Heard around the architectural studio , Life in General architectural studio , design studio Book Reviews: Robert Moses. I work with a lot of graphic designers, and they curse like crazy (and a few say very inappropriate things, and I have a pretty high tolerance bar).

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Can the scars of the "Highway to Nowhere" be healed?

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Ben Cardin and Van Hollen are co-sponsoring the Reconnecting Communities Act to target communities like West Baltimore separated by highways. This would be a gigantic effort with a staggering price tag, were it not for one other gigantic project, also with a giant price tag, being imagined nearby. Kweisi Mfume, D-District 7.

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Memories from the Architectural Studio | Life of an Architect

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They don’t realize how difficult it is to stand up in front of a room full of your classmates and professors and “explain” why you designed your project the way you did. One looked at the designer after the presentation and said, “The design sucks.” I also witnessed a couple of bad clients, too.

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The Best Things about my Future New Office | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

We went about designing this office only considering how it will work for our needs – how to make it cool will come later. 4 Lobby/Seating/Conference #2 This is our new “multi-purpose” space – they are all the rage in designer offices. 2 The Studio We are going with a fancy pants furniture benching system.