CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Studies have shown consumers are more likely to buy products and services from people they know. Calkins says the blog—which includes such categories as Sustainability, Style + Design, Vendors and Trends, plus links to Facebook, Twitter and “Ideabooks by Statements”—has met those goals. Maintaining your Blog.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 31, 2020

Prospective customers not only start their buying experience online, studies show they may spend all of their time online. The executive team and staff touched on several key points—from integrity to technology—that go into developing a winning formula. From there, you need the discipline to use it and hold people accountable.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Also making its debut is the Broadlume Visual Shopping experience, a program designed to provide the first step in digital retailing by bridging the gap between the online website experience and the offline showroom experience. Master Class: Saving money with tax tactics and software.

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Michigan Software Tools Report 98

Life of an Architect

MAY 20, 2018

We literally spend thousands of dollars a year on software and hardware each year – which might not seem like much but we are only an office of (as of this week) 10 people. But it doesn’t stop there … This is just one of a myriad of interior renderings we produced during the design development phase of the project.

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Giotile

MARCH 26, 2015

The design of educational facilities should contribute to enhancing the teaching environment and supporting meaningful academic and social student interactions. Who wouldn’t prefer to spend their work or school time in a clean, vibrant, properly designed and natural light-infused space? Sustainable Design. Classroom Flexibility.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2019

whatthisarchitectdoes #architect #design #tiledesign #tombow #heathceramics #easymath #lifeofanarchitect A post shared by Bob Borson (@bobborson) on Apr 12, 2019 at 5:42am PDT For the most part, this is a pretty straightforward photo, but I received the following comment: “Looks like a perfect use of computation to look at the variations.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 25, 2014

Home / Playhouse Competition 2014 / 2014 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners 2014 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – The Winners Bob Borson — May 26, 2014 — 15 Comments On Friday, May 23rd – we took the top 21 entries that were selected and whittled them down to the top two.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

But that didn’t stop our volunteers and staff from working to create a strong virtual program and exhibit hall designed to facilitate new learning and business opportunities. The program was designed specifically for career-oriented professionals who are being groomed as being future leaders within their firms.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

He and I have spent many wonderful afternoons standing in the alley, drinking beer, and talking about architecture and design. After studying photography at Portfolio Center in Atlanta, Poul headed to New York to assist some of the top photographers in the city.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 11, 2014

This is the 7th playhouse I have designed and built – and the evolution of this process on my thinking and design process is pretty apparent to anyone interested enough in studying my previous designs. Unfortunately, it makes designing these playhouses that much more difficult.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Studies show there are numerous benefits to home-based aging, such as increased life satisfaction, quality of life and self-esteem. What you should know about designing a home while aging in place. Why designing with in-home care in mind is a good idea. Assistive technology.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

This was one of sketches I created when I was studying this area during the design development phase. We went through a handful of studies to see exactly how the light would move through this space – one of the benefits to using 3D software – we were able to determine if this move would get us the results we wanted.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

It is not (and should not try to be) an endorsement of your superior design skills. I personally feel that having fewer licensed architects is bad for the profession because good designers will go unlicensed and clients will start to recognize (correctly) that they can hire unlicensed designers who are equally qualified to do the work.

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Study Software Architecture Report 111

Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

There are currently 7 fairly large models stashed all over the office and despite the fact that the staff is almost sitting on top of one another, we are okay taking up precious real estate because we think these models send the right sort of message and help set the tone for the type of design culture we want to maintain in the office.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2020

In a study, 75% of people reported that they’d be grumpier during a week without Wi-Fi than they would during a week without coffee. Many homeowners have a tendency to shut their router away in a closet, on a bottom shelf, behind appliances, and underneath furniture so it’s not as visible or disruptive to their home design.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 21, 2015

Today is the second day where we are featuring the individuals who entered the 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition and had their playhouse submissions selected from hundreds of spectacular entires submitted for consideration. Or is it that every time I am expecting a baby I design a playhouse? How old are you?

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Sales of ceramic tile have outpaced overall floor covering sales, due to manufacturers improving designs in wood-type planks, glass tile and stone looks. Design-build contractors are reporting they are not seeing the big projects they saw a few years ago. Ceramic tile is also more price competitive. A technology crossroads.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 14, 2022

When the SaaS model of software delivery launched in the late ’90s, no one really understood it. Wall Street was focused exclusively on enterprise software and customers were used to paying for products and services upfront in exchange for value that could only be recovered over many years of use. Focus on delivering value.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 6, 2014

TIP #05: “Trace Paper isn’t Precious … Draw in Layers” Design is an additive process so why shouldn’t your sketch be as well? Sketching Out a Design Solution I received an email asking if I would share details from some of my projects. link] Bob Borson terrific!! Pingback: Sketching.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 23, 2017

On Saturday, April 22nd – 6 highly focused and dedicated judges walked into my home with the task of selecting the winners of the 6th Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition. The Autumn Cottage Designer : Christiaan Luijk – (Cape Town, South Africa) Bio : I studied Architecture at Cape Town University 5 years ago.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Home / Design / KHouse Modern – Progress Update 03 KHouse Modern – Progress Update 03 Bob Borson — October 14, 2013 — 36 Comments If your new here at Life of an Architect, say hello to the KHouse Modern project. In the original design, we had this entire walkway as a cantilevered concrete walkway.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Hartford Carpet Cleaning’s experience is a textbook case study in how small businesses can better utilize this kind of technology to handle basic, yet essential business functions. “We employs is actually a feature that’s largely invisible to the caller—and that’s by design. I got very lucky with Smith.ai,” he told FCNews.

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Connecticut Tools Software Study 98

Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

As a study, I put an oculus in the roof (an oculus is a fancy word for a round opening in the ceiling) so light could enter but the areas reserved for cooking would remain protected. This is a print out from a SketchUp study model and I added some pen weight and shading, and some profile lines to help where the section was cut.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 27, 2013

In the detail I shown immediately above, there is a custom brake metal flashing detail I designed that protects and closes off the end grain of the wood siding that wraps the house. I am showing them what I want, and together, we are figuring out how to make the changes to what came out of the proverbial software drafting box.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 21, 2014

When filling out the registration form on my Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition, I asked everyone to share with me certain things – like their name, where they are from, what they are currently doing, etc – these were mandatory fields to fill in. My last design competition involved cake. Cakitecture.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I am not just a designer, or project manager, or salesman, or studio leader … I am an architectural jack of all trades – good at all things, master of none – and I wouldn’t change that for anything short of a few million dollars. If I see a design I like, I start figuring out WHY I like it. Thank you!

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Life of an Architect

MAY 15, 2017

from L to R: Savioney Levinsky Co-Founders Ben Sessler, Izzy Michael, Zachi Razel, and Adi Iny) As I was talking with Ben Sessler, one of the original co-founders of the Savioney Levinsky Studio, I couldn’t help but get excited about what these young architects and designers were doing. But it has since become so much more.

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