Bob Borson
Publisher at Life of an Architect
I am a Dallas Architect and write https://t.co/FWRtDs52fR - I'm FAIA, Leed AP, NCARB certified, & previous Dallas AIA Young Architect of the Year.
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3 weeks ago |
lifeofanarchitect.com | Bob Borson
There’s a moment in almost every architect’s career where the idea first surfaces—quietly at first, then louder over time: What if I started my own firm? Maybe it’s the itch for creative freedom, maybe it’s frustration with someone else’s decisions, or maybe it’s just the instinct to build something of your own. I’ve had this conversation more times than I can count—at desks, on job sites, over drinks after a long day. It’s a topic that stirs up excitement, fear, pride, and possibility all at once.
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1 month ago |
lifeofanarchitect.com | Bob Borson
We’ve all stared at the calendar, convinced there’s a hidden twenty-fifth hour—plenty of room to redline that section, nudge the model, and squeeze in just one more detail. “We’ll sort it during bidding,” we promise ourselves, and the optimism buys another day of breathing room. Architects thrive on this kind of self-talk; some versions are harmless, others lurk like change-order booby traps.
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1 month ago |
lifeofanarchitect.com | Bob Borson
Nobody wants to be the person who asks a question that causes everyone else within ear shot to turn and look at them. We spend the early part of our careers trying to prove we deserve a seat at the table, hoping we sound competent, sharp, with just the right amount of confidence. But architecture isn’t a field you get good at by pretending. It’s a craft you grow into by doing, which ultimately leads to asking questions early, often, and sometimes awkwardly. We are going to embrace that process.
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2 months ago |
lifeofanarchitect.com | Bob Borson
There are bits of advice that one collects over a 30 year career and when given the chance, some are worth passing on to those who care to listen. While this could have been a lessons from my father sort of episode, we decided to keep things focused on those of us who either are, or want to be, architects, and we are going to pass along a handful of things that we wish we had known at the start of our careers. Welcome to Episode 174: Dear Future Architects.
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2 months ago |
lifeofanarchitect.com | Bob Borson
Podcast: EmbedSubscribe: | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | TuneInWhen I think back on the early days of my career, I can remember how many things I didn’t know — and maybe even more clearly, how many things I thought I knew but clearly didn’t. There were decisions I made with complete confidence that, in hindsight, probably should have come with a warning label. Somehow, through a combination of luck, patience from others, and the occasional eyeroll, I kept moving forward.
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Still digging through my iPad for random sketches (there are a lot that I started and either never finished or simply got what I needed out of them and I moved on to other things. If I had to put a number to it, more than half fit the description above… https://t.co/K8hFtmzYe5
Still digging through my iPad for random sketches (there are a lot that I started and either never finished or simply got what I needed out of them and I moved on to other things. If I had to put a number to it, more than half fit the description above… https://t.co/K8hFtmzYe5 https://t.co/WX7xSWbYXT
I was working on the graphics for the next podcast episode (Ep 150: Drawing Stuff) and decided maybe now would be a good time to move my Christmas post out of the first spot on my board. Okay, love you. Bye. https://t.co/8vVZ1BfT2D