https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com Sat, 22 May 2021 16:59:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.lifeofanarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Life-of-an-Architect-New-Logo-200-x-200-e1451878774701.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com 32 32 A gifted storyteller communicating the role and value of architecture to a new audience, host Bob Borson uses the experiences acquired over a 25-year career to inform his podcast. <br /> <br /> A small firm owner, architect, and college design instructor, co-host Andrew Hawkins brings his insight from his 20 years in various roles within the profession. <br /> <br /> It responds to the public curiosity and common misunderstanding about what architects do and how it is relevant to people’s lives, engaging a wide demographic of people in a meaningful way without requiring an understanding of the jargon or knowledge of the history of the profession.<br /> <br /> With a creative mix of humor and practicality, Borson’s stories are informative, engaging, and approachable, using first-person narratives and anecdotes that have introduced transparency into what it really means to be a practicing architect. <br /> <br /> To learn more about Bob, Andrew, and what life is like as an architect, please visit Lifeofanarchitect.com<br /> Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins false episodic Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins Bob Borson Bob Borson podcast Life of an Architect, a podcast dedicated to all things architecture with a little bit of life mixed in for balance https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Life_of_an_Architect_Podcast_iTunes_Thumbnail.png https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/category/my-house/ TV-G Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas bi-weekly 131299242 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/bar-renovation-from-bad-to-better/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bar-renovation-from-bad-to-better https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/bar-renovation-from-bad-to-better/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2020 06:01:52 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=34786 "Addition by Subtraction" was the theme for the renovation of my bar. Considerate detailing that thought about the entire space resulted in a simple and modern solution.

The post Bar Renovation – From Bad to Better first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/bar-renovation-from-bad-to-better/feed/ 3 34786 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/fireplace-renovation-the-long-haul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fireplace-renovation-the-long-haul https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/fireplace-renovation-the-long-haul/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2020 06:01:38 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=34681 Renovating my house has not been awesome for so many reasons, but slowly and surely we are getting someplace with it all. The most recent item to be added to the "mostly" completed list is my fireplace. Let's make this clear right from the beginning - I despise my fireplace in the way that Harry Potter despises Voldemort ... it is absolute and with malice.

The post Fireplace Renovation – The Long Haul first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/fireplace-renovation-the-long-haul/feed/ 1 34681 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/057-renovating-your-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=057-renovating-your-house https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/057-renovating-your-house/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2020 21:00:23 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=34207 Leaving your mark on the place where you live is built into the DNA of most architects and designers. This can manifest itself in many different ways but for many of us, working on the place where we live is the most obvious choice. Today we are talking about Renovating your House – the good, the bad, and (hopefully not) the ugly.

The post 057: Renovating your House first appeared on Life of an Architect.]]> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/057-renovating-your-house/feed/ 1 Leaving your mark on the place where you live is built into the DNA of most architects and designers. This can manifest itself in many different ways but for many of us, working on the place where we live is the most obvious choice. Leaving your mark on the place where you live is built into the DNA of most architects and designers. This can manifest itself in many different ways but for many of us, working on the place where we live is the most obvious choice. Today we are talking about Renovating your House – the good, the bad, and (hopefully not) the ugly. Bob Borson and Andrew Hawkins 2020 2020 57 57 Renovating Your House full false 1:07:43 34207 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/going-dark-on-my-fence-and-deck/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=going-dark-on-my-fence-and-deck https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/going-dark-on-my-fence-and-deck/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2020 05:01:28 +0000 https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/?p=34161 Should you paint your fence black? I came pretty close and settled in on a charcoal color (which was a nice change from the previous color of "raw hot dog") and I'm here to tell you that going dark can be a very good thing.

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