Life of an Architect

MAY 14, 2014

For me, the vegetables were the technical aspects of the practice; the project management, client development, building envelop detailing, etc. We all want to eat the “dessert” – nothing but design all the time. I no longer see design as the best part of being an architect, just one aspect of what I do.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 2, 2014

We build a lot of physical models in my office – and I am really glad that we do. There is no doubt that our clients love them, but that’s not the only reason why we build them. The view above is technically the most public view from the street. im a non practicing architect and interior designer.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 1, 2013

You might also notice that I didn’t say these traits would help predict if you’ll make you a good designer – how could anyone really know something like that ahead of time? I am significantly better as a designer now then when I was in college. link] Enoch Sears Yep Bob, great points.

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JUNE 11, 2014

Because we like to help eliminate the movement issues that come along with expansive soil, we like designing with a pier and beam foundation. link] Billy Bob I like Frank Lloyd Wright’s description of pier and beam construction when he designed the Imperial Palace in Japan. All this soil movement adds up to cracks in the house.

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Life of an Architect

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.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2014

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. I have a 20 unit design course, 10 unit construction tech and 10 unit ecology course this semester for 3rd year.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 2, 2014

Finally, there was the post I pushed out a few days ago ‘ Building with Structural Insulated Panels ‘ It was a decent post, a little technical for some but then again, it was a sharing post. The word count on my ‘Building with Structural Insulated Panels’ post was a staggering 1,487 words. I don’t.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

” That is frequently the reason why the design projects students tackle in college are unfamiliar or atypical (i.e. The creation and evolution of an architect is a process that is centered around the building up and tearing down of the individual over and over again. a bus depot.) Great times!

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 15, 2014

The last site visit was to do an inspection on the installed aluminum window “boxes” that are a major design feature on this house. The cost for these aluminum boxes averaged about $523 per unit which considering the design impact they will have on the project is a bargain. Cheers Thanh Tran Great stuff!

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Santa Cruz Architect

OCTOBER 15, 2022

This results in a hefty price tag. Monocrystalline panels (or modules as they are technically known) carry a hefty price tag, due to its energy-intensive and inefficient manufacturing process with only a 50% yield for every silicon crystal. Polycrystalline Solar Panels. Solar Panel Types by Cost. Fire Rating.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

APRIL 7, 2022

Stephen Stimson, FASLA, and Lauren Stimson, ASLA, built a new house and utility building on property Steve’s family has long farmed. They have just completed a studio building there, so their own commute has shortened to a stroll across a meadow. Several sumptuously detailed recent modernist buildings face the project site.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 1, 2014

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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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Your second assumption might be that I am some technically minded CAD jockey … zzzzzzttt!! I can understand that you would dimension to the face or centerline of the stud for the benefit of the framers, but since so much of what we design to is the interior face clear dimension, we don’t dimension to the stud. Wrong again.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I am not just a designer, or project manager, or salesman, or studio leader … I am an architectural jack of all trades – good at all things, master of none – and I wouldn’t change that for anything short of a few million dollars. If I see a design I like, I start figuring out WHY I like it.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 12, 2018

This is the transcript from EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 223, Building Science, Climate Change and The Pretty Good House. This is episode 223 and this week I’m speaking with Mike Maines about Building Science, Climate Change and the Pretty Good House. Listen to this podcast episode or download the audio file here.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 10, 2018

LePage and you are listening to EntreArchitect podcast where I speak with inspiring, passionate people who share their knowledge and expertise all to help you build a better business as a small firm entrepreneurial architect. He is a currently a designer at Neil M. It’s an office building and a hotel. Denari Architects.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 21, 2014

When filling out the registration form on my Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition, I asked everyone to share with me certain things – like their name, where they are from, what they are currently doing, etc – these were mandatory fields to fill in. My last design competition involved cake. Cakitecture.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 19, 2014

Home / Competition / Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition 2014 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition 2014 Bob Borson — March 20, 2014 — 39 Comments Of all the amazing things I am fortunate to do, the Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition is right up there at the top.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Home / Design / KHouse Modern – Progress Update 03 KHouse Modern – Progress Update 03 Bob Borson — October 14, 2013 — 36 Comments If your new here at Life of an Architect, say hello to the KHouse Modern project. In the original design, we had this entire walkway as a cantilevered concrete walkway.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 6, 2014

He’s the founder of 30X40 Design Workshop and author of the new book, The Unofficial Guide to Houzz.com: Create a Profile That Resonates with Clients and Outranks Your Competition. . . It’s been embraced by our clients who agree with the company tagline that it’s ‘The New Way to Design Your Home’.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 12, 2014

Nobody drinks coffee at our office without leaving the building and walking across the street to the grocery store to get it. In fact, it smells like how all architecture offices should smell … like a coffee fueled design spectacular! Bob : Okay … if you don’t want any coffee, I can get you some water.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 4, 2014

Home / Architects / Why Architects should Blog Why Architects should Blog Bob Borson — May 5, 2014 — 40 Comments I was asked to be the Master of Ceremonies for the AIA Austin Design Awards ceremony, an event that took place last Thursday evening (May 1st). Now my fourth goal was to build a hot rod. I did that.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Based on the amount of feedback I received on last weeks article, I thought I would build upon the information presented previously and try to show some different types of drawings and explain some of the conscious decisions I have made that make my drawings look the way they do. Kiodour Splendid post once more @bobborson:disqus Clay G.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

This is an extremely important issue for our field – it forces us to look at how we are nurturing and building the careers of the young people who aspire to become architects, and what their path to success might include. It is not (and should not try to be) an endorsement of your superior design skills. Probably not.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Share on Social Media: Post the picture using the hashtag #ArchitizerAwards, and don’t forget to tag us @Architizer. Scattered across the globe and encompassing a broad spectrum of scales, these buildings abound with meticulously crafted details that are uniquely tailored to their occupants. We’ll be liking and reposting!

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Architecture Quote

JULY 7, 2020

Just like building a house , first, you need to lay the foundation. 2) Architect Design Company: Name and Logo. Fiverr 99 Designs Freelancer.com Perfectlance Guru Upwork. As an architect , you should be able to design logos in inDesign for Photoshop. This helps build a brand and trust! Marketing for Architecture.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Let’s start with “ The Plans “ The plans above are the only full plans I have ever put on this site that were designed for a specific client. Unless I get permission from the client, I won’t publish their plans on this site – regardless of the fact that we technically own the design.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 9, 2014

Dariusz works overseas for a firm that shows up regularly in design periodicals and, in all honesty, in architectural history books. Fantastic Resources At every step of the design process, the central focus is design. Quality Assurance of the design occurs when people have dialogue and exchange ideas.

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Community Architect

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Too slow, too expensive and defective If we had to build the pyramids today we couldn’t get it done. years after it was technically finished for massive problems in the fire and safety systems ( How the Berlin airport became one of the biggest engineering failures ). The Berlin airport opened nine(!) Some democracies can do it, too.

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