Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Tim arobindo gupta error on the site … not working Kevin Keller Online entry still isn’t working. Once the KRob site is back up and running, you can go back and look at the winners for the last 8 years – they are incredible. Therefore, anything you read on this site is not a substitute for actually working with me.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

In the beginning – back in early 2010 – things were somewhat slow at the office and I needed a creative outlet … and Life of an Architect was born. I am constantly amazed by the amount of effort required to maintain this site. Maybe it doesn’t sound hard but it is – at least it’s hard for me.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 26, 2014

This doesn’t have to be something extravagant, just something meaningful to the client. Rather than tell me to email my questions to him to answer later, he called the client he was supposed to be meeting with and asked if he could push their meeting back a little while. Following my casual advice is at your own peril.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 1, 2013

As the economy has picked up, and the amount of bad press the profession receives has gone down, (or maybe it’s this awesome site - the world may never know ), more architects are getting back to work. link] Bob Borson I’ll take that as a compliment, suppose I should go check that site out!

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 12, 2014

I am waiting for the day when I’ll have this conversation: Bob : Hi Mr. Client. Mr. Client : Coffee sounds terrific,that would be great. Mr. Client : What?! Mr. Client : Water. Therefore, anything you read on this site is not a substitute for actually working with me. Bob : [crap!] I mean creme??

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

If two women in that very combination of marriage make it onto this site then it is actually statistically very probable! Subscribe by Email Enter your Email Address Delivered by FeedBurner Trending on Life of an Architect Recommended Stuff for Architects Recommended Books for Architects My name is Bob Borson and this is my site.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 21, 2014

[link] Lee Calisti, AIA laughing out loud and shaking my head [link] Bob Borson some days … Subscribe by Email Enter your Email Address Delivered by FeedBurner Trending on Life of an Architect Recommended Stuff for Architects Recommended Books for Architects My name is Bob Borson and this is my site.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Show the client, and suggest they make a place outdoors where the caterer can put a tent for big events, before it’s too late. Does your firm pay for it, or is there something written in the contract with the client? link] Bob Borson The clients pay for them but we are judicious with the time we spend on them.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

This was a quick plan study that I prepared so that I could show the client how we could add another bedroom to this one area of the house. Since I will run copies of the sketches I make for the client, I like to use a red colored pencil to shade in the walls. But I really enjoy and follow your site. or like that?

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 26, 2014

I’ve found that over the years, I work best when working with my loved ones, that I treat them as an actual client, and I am their design professional. In fact, it is the most read post on my site (thank goodness I got it right). This means not cutting corners on the educational process of why things are done.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2022

Located on Holbox Island in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, Casa Numa is a 160-square-metre home that the client will use as a summer house and vacation rental. The interior is finished using chukum, an ancient Mayan stucco technique created with the bark of the native chukum tree, as well as white sand aggregate from the site.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

If you are lucky enough to find yourself in Fort Worth on November 27th, activities on site will include: Wednesday, November 27, 10 AM – 5 PM Bring your friends and family to be a part of the Grand Opening of your Museum’s new building. Therefore, anything you read on this site is not a substitute for actually working with me.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 29, 2014

The Bank of New York “We strive to be the acknowledged global leader and preferred partner in helping our clients succeed in the world’s rapidly evolving financial markets.” ” Great, glad to hear that they are helping their clients succeed. I bet I just covered 95% of every mission statement out there.

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Architect Client Clients Firms 99

Deezen

MARCH 25, 2024

The DHaus Company reconfigured and extended the ground floor of the home to improve its dining area while providing more private living spaces for the client's teenage children. Skylights illuminate the space The DHaus Company was founded in 2010 by David Ben-Grunberg and Daniel Woolfson. The photography is by Richard Chivers.

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Roofing Housing Client Clients 119

Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

If you feel so inclined as to share, just send your pictures in to me and I’ll try and post it here on the site. If your pictures are in focus, chance are extremely good that they’ll show up here on site. As an architectural-studio trained designer, I’m skeptical about the lack of a thorough site analysis.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 24, 2013

kind of like a Sonic burger… Subscribe by Email Enter your Email Address Delivered by FeedBurner Trending on Life of an Architect Recommended Stuff for Architects Recommended Books for Architects My name is Bob Borson and this is my site. Therefore, anything you read on this site is not a substitute for actually working with me.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I chose those ten words off the top of my head because I thought they got right to the point of what you might find “content-wise” here on this site. M ay 1st, 2013 “a little job site math … all you need is a fat pen and some concrete” #construction. Following my casual advice is at your own peril.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 19, 2014

Doug Kuchta Lmao… I wish you had time to do this every day… Thanks for the laughs [link] Bob Borson If I didn’t try and keep things PG-13 on this site I could have something up here every day. Therefore, anything you read on this site is not a substitute for actually working with me.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 3, 2014

[link] Bob Borson this entire conversation should be in private Subscribe by Email Enter your Email Address Delivered by FeedBurner Trending on Life of an Architect Recommended Stuff for Architects Recommended Books for Architects My name is Bob Borson and this is my site. Following my casual advice is at your own peril.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 20, 2014

Last week as I was driving to a job site I had one of the interns in the car with me and we ended up having an interesting conversation about how a person’s behavior in the office can have either a positive or negative effect on their career path. link] Bob Borson Thanks Todd – nice to see you here on the site.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

If you feel so inclined as to share, just send your pictures in to me and I’ll try and post it here on the site. If your pictures are in focus, chance are extremely good that they’ll show up here on site. Therefore, anything you read on this site is not a substitute for actually working with me.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 22, 2014

I constantly find myself sketching just to understand ideas, forms, and various concepts and my firm looks to me a lot to prepare and execute sketch renderings for clients and projects. link] Bob Borson I wouldn’t say relic … you on this site leaving comments so that technically puts you ahead of a lot of folks.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

I recommend that you head over to the official Ken Roberts Competition web site and take a look at all the recognized entries (finalists and winners) from this year and the last 8 years ! Therefore, anything you read on this site is not a substitute for actually working with me. Following my casual advice is at your own peril.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Lyday Farms Site Plan (click to enlarge) The main house (legend keys 1 through 6 above) is actually two buildings divided by the dog trot and connected under one continuous roof. The more I read your site, the more I understand how relevant the “Just do what I tell you” post must be. What a great choice.

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Project Architect Exterior Site 80

Life of an Architect

APRIL 9, 2014

It was an international chess center on a site in St. I was just getting into inclusive design at that time, so I designed a monumental ramp, sloping up along the sidewalk to slip into the building as the street and site sloped down. And don’t you just love having something fall off a board in front of a client?

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 5, 2014

link] Bob Borson There’s a link on the site that I believe allows you to ask for it to come to your area. Subscribe by Email Enter your Email Address Delivered by FeedBurner Trending on Life of an Architect Recommended Stuff for Architects Recommended Books for Architects My name is Bob Borson and this is my site.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 8, 2021

When John Kleman and Georgianna Salz-Kleman bought this home in 2010, it hadn’t been touched in decades. This was in 2010, so the market wasn’t what it is now—but real estate still wasn’t cheap. "We We daydreamed and sketched all along about how we might take better advantage of the unique site and views someday."

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Life of an Architect

MAY 21, 2014

Gotta “know your box” I got stabbed twice in 2010. Therefore, anything you read on this site is not a substitute for actually working with me. Took three years “off” during the Great Recession to be a full-time Firefighter, saving lives and running into burning buildings! Being an Architect helped, for sure!

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Life of an Architect

MAY 25, 2014

Subscribe by Email Enter your Email Address Delivered by FeedBurner Trending on Life of an Architect Recommended Stuff for Architects Recommended Books for Architects My name is Bob Borson and this is my site. Therefore, anything you read on this site is not a substitute for actually working with me.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

You will get to do just about everything sooner rather than later – attend client meetings, contribute to the design, prepare construction drawings, organize and process bidding and negotiating information, and go to job sites. I really enjoy the personal contact I have with my Clients/Owners, contractors and tradespeople.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 27, 2014

The short description is that the site had to be cleared (architectural speak for scraping the dirt and landscaping away as needed), the piers have been drilled (holes dug into the ground down to rock which will be filled with concrete and rebar) and formwork is getting set. Let’s get to the pictures shall we?

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Depending on how you choose to measure success, my time spent working on this site was either a smashing success or simply a lot of time spent entertaining myself. Stephen Hawking isn’t reading this site so despite the occasional grammar gaff or typo, I must be doing something right. 3,324 Comments on these posts WOW!

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

[link] Bob Borson I don’t hear that one enough – I should put this up on the corporate intranet aka “the fridge”) Subscribe by Email Enter your Email Address Delivered by FeedBurner Trending on Life of an Architect Recommended Stuff for Architects Recommended Books for Architects My name is Bob Borson and this is my site.

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Dwell

JULY 8, 2024

Designer Lisa Carolla draws inspiration from Sea Ranch and Scandinavia as she fits a family home on a forested site in Asheville, North Carolina. Megan is a professional photographer, and she took the images of Carolla’s wedding—and when Carolla started her interior design firm out of California, Megan was her first major client.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

” Other than the fact that I am an architect and I have my finger on the pulse of architects savvy enough to be reading my site, I pretty much write down the list I would give my wife and post it here. Therefore, anything you read on this site is not a substitute for actually working with me. Ho , Ho Ho , here are the goods!

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Life of an Architect

MAY 4, 2014

I started that site as a creative outlet in 2010 when things around the office where I was working got a bit slow. One of the objectives that has evolved on my site is the idea of creating transparency into what it means to be an architect. Last year over 3 million people came to my site to read what I had to say.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

This is the original site model that we built – this dates back to July of 2013. This rendered site plan still shows the vegetative roof – something that we were pursuing since this will be a LEED for Homes certified project. This is the latest and greatest site plan.

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