Finishes Mining Sketching 
Life of an Architect
APRIL 6, 2014
Home / Graphics / Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me Bob Borson — April 7, 2014 — 70 Comments Architectural sketching is becoming a thing of the past – at least that’s how it seems to me most days.
Lines on Paper
MARCH 27, 2024
Both were quite received, although that the client slightly preferred mine, for its simplicity in planning (and perhaps the symmetry as well). This morning, I realise soon after I arrive that I do not have the time to sketch the revised site layouts and update the 3D as well. Last week, we presented a housing scheme to our client.
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Life of an Architect
JUNE 14, 2015
The sketch above was the initial idea that I had – a “trophy” like, vertically oriented keepsake. For now, I think the wood will be Mahogany – although the species and finish could change from year to year.
Deezen
APRIL 28, 2023
Poêle Collection is a "serious trial" in furniture for Alessi "It has always been a dream of mine to enter the world of furniture significantly," said Alberto Alessi, who has run the company since 1970. Now, with the Poêle Collection and Philippe Starck, we are doing a serious trial," he said. This sits over a brown-dyed beech wood frame. "I
Life of an Architect
MAY 25, 2015
The sketch above is one of the very first ones I created when I started thinking about what sort of playhouse I would design this year. Pretty simple sketch and idea, but make no mistake about it, these playhouses can be deceptively complicated little buildings – at least they are the way I do them. Don’t know what MDO is?
Life of an Architect
JULY 27, 2014
If your client comes from a builder referral as most of mine do, keep in mind a big intangible here is you want to make the builder look good and he/she is depending on you to do that. Finished house – exterior photos. Waterfront house initial concept sketches. Waterfront house – more developed concept sketches.
Portland Architecture
DECEMBER 12, 2022
My grandfather was an engineer as well, who taught me how to sketch and draft with a t square in his workshop, and when I saw what was possible with the Wright book, I was hooked. My most pivotal year in undergrad was my fourth year, where I left Eugene for Columbia University’s New York/Paris program before finishing my thesis in Portland.
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