Life of an Architect

AUGUST 27, 2014

Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 10:07 AM Hey Bob, I am sure you get a million emails so I will keep this short. Cheers – and good luck Bob Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 4:05 PM Thanks so much, your blog has been very helpful. Bruce Guard Mon, Apr 19, 2013 at 7:28 AM Hi Mr. Borson. Hopefully this helps in some way. Arch graduate?

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MARCH 27, 2014

Home / Memories from Studio / Memories from Studio People who didn’t attend architectural school don’t understand juries. Always look for the positive architectrunnerguy Amazingly during my whole 5 years of architectural school (Va. Building with Structural. oh well, it was drafted well.

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JUNE 22, 2014

Sharp Bob, As a recent graduate of architecture school – I’m proud to call myself an avid sketch artist. 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.

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JULY 23, 2014

I received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 2013. Currently, I am working towards a Masters of Architecture with a certificate in Digital Design and Fabrication (DDF). I didn’t know that being an intern at this firm meant that I would be collaborating and contributing to the firm’s work.

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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? I like them.

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APRIL 13, 2014

finals time at architecture school frequently gets overwhelming and i felt like giving up on everything. Years ago I felt I had to work all the time to make a difference and advance in my firm. I’m looking for a vintage style D fin Long Board nose rider for this summer. thanks bob. link] Bob Borson eye on the prize!

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Fast forward a few years – the college process is now complete and architectural schools are churning out extremely creative graduates, ready to take on the design world … except few graduates will actually get to work on “BIG IDEA” design projects. Life can be very conflicting sometimes.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

It was my first year in architecture school at UH, and it was in the Architecture History class from Prof. Ando was my hero until I found Mr. Meier Kevin Keller The building that got me into architecture isn’t anything world renown, it is my childhood home. Burdett Keeland that I did learned of the name Tadao Ando.

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APRIL 6, 2014

They look like 1/4″ At my firm we typically start at 1/16″ and work up to 1/8″, usually do not go above unless its working out a detail or a small detailed area. Depending on the architecture school themselves, hand drafting and sketching may be a big part of it or barely existent. Especially in planning firms.

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Architizer

APRIL 19, 2023

Evelyn Lee is the Head of Workplace Strategy and Innovation at Slack Technologies, founder of Practice of Architecture , and co-host of the podcast, Practice Disrupted. She takes inspiration from her experience in tech and outside of the profession to reimagine practice operations for firms.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2014

When I first started architecture school as a freshman in college, I didn’t have the focus or maturity I needed to tackle the curriculum and I ended up having a serious identity crisis when I was 19 years old. This could be almost anything within the field of architecture – it doesn’t necessarily stick to one thing.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2023

“[They] come and spray-paint these really tawdry Xs on the ground, and every time the city tries to erase them, they just get spray-painted back there,” says Lamster, who began thinking about Dealey Plaza and its shortcomings in 2013, during the 50th anniversary of the assassination. Image © Stoss Landscape Urbanism.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Home / Architects / The Costs Associated with becoming an Architect The Costs Associated with becoming an Architect Bob Borson — November 13, 2013 — 117 Comments The costs associated with becoming a licensed architect are out of control. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect?

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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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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

1 – Starting at the academic level, the architecture schools’ curriculum of the 21st century need to include collaboration with contractors, developers and business owners. 2 – After graduation, the newly minted architectural intern should enter a dedicated network of architecture firms. LEED AP BD+C.

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APRIL 26, 2015

is a design and manufacturing company specializing in sculpture, architectural features and commercial products Joe McCall – A noted and reputable designer with over 23 AIA award-winning buildings to his credit, there are so many accolades that you can share about Joe that they are too numerous to list.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 17, 2022

Overall, what struck me about the list was the way the majority of the titles appeared to skirt architecture and design, with the monograph on Lewerentz and Douglas Spencer's Critique of Architecture firmly within the bounds of architecture but the other three books more on the field's margins.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Monographs are an unavoidable part of architecture books. No matter how often they are decried as passé, endangered , or even dead, monographs persevere as one of the best means of presenting a firm's built and unbuilt works and for marketing the same to new clients. Spread from Juha Leiviskä 2000–2022 , courtesy of bookm-ark.fi

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MARCH 30, 2014

A_Russell My firm has done a few residential projects using SIP’s. Just did a lab in architecture school haha, wouldn’t understood this in the slightest a week ago, but now i totally get it, funny how you can apply education to real life just george funny how you can apply real life experience to education…yes?

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JANUARY 13, 2022

Louis Thomas Phifer of Thomas Phifer and Partners will deliver the annual CannonDesign Lecture for Excellence in Architecture and Engineering. Since founding his firm in 1997, Phifer has completed an expansion of the Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Maryland; an expansion of the Corning. In 2016, he.

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OCTOBER 11, 2015

A second moment came when I listened to Cameron Sinclair – one of the founders of “Architecture for Humanity” as the keynote speaker at the 2013 AIA National Convention in Denver. Architectural schools are often staffed with educators who are ill at ease actually practicing in the “real world”.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2014

This past December I was invited to speak at AIAS Forum 2013; the American Institute of Architecture Students national convention. While we waited for the airports to open, I had the opportunity to speak in length with many of the architecture students in attendance. That first summer was not encouraging. I had goals to meet.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Home to iconic landmarks such as Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall and Richard Meier’s Getty Center, Los Angeles’ architecture has become greatly influenced by the entertainment industry. Starting from its architectural schools, the city promotes alternative design practices. How are these architecture firms ranked?

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MAY 18, 2014

Louis, Missouri, USA Bio : Architectural designer/coffee snob working on completing my license (5 down, 2 to go). Designer : Natalie Carran – Iowa, USA Bio : I practice in a small service based firm and am looking to have a little fun designing this playhouse for cats… I mean children…children.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Home to McGill University, one of the most prestigious architecture schools in the country, the city constantly produces new pieces of architecture that do not fit under any specific trend or movement but rather steadily push the boundaries of contemporary architecture. How are these architecture firms ranked?

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MARCH 18, 2023

The members of the group are recent graduates from theater, art and architecture schools. The building is located in the “Italia” neighborhood that encompasses design, art and decoration luxury stores.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Home / Architects / Architects and their Deserted Island Music Architects and their Deserted Island Music Bob Borson — September 30, 2013 — 39 Comments There is a game I like to play, it usually involves someone being stranded on a deserted island … and they have to pick their favorite [ fill in the blank ].

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 9, 2014

One of the items in that post was the list “ Top 5 Reasons to work in a Small Architectural Firm ” which is somewhat biased because I didn’t really represent the benefits to working in a large architectural firm. Democratic Work Ethics Some firms, mine included will tend to have an open space office.

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Architecture Quote

JULY 16, 2020

Architecture market analysis: Denmark, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Where do architectural firms find their potential customers, how do they meet, and what does the architecture market look like in these places? For countless decades, architecture firms have been dependent on word-of-mouth tactics.

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JULY 4, 2023

Marc Tsurumaki Founding Principal of LTL Architects Marc Tsurumaki is principal and founding partner of LTL Architects , a New York-based design intensive architecture firm founded in 1997. In 2013, Mr. Phifer received the Arts and Letters Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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