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Visalia’s Secret Sauce

Visalia’s Secret Sauce

Here at Archop.org we are committed to bettering the quality of life in the Central Valley. As planners, architects and designers, we know that beautiful cities and towns are important to quality of life. Right now Fresno and Visalia are going through an important process that has a huge impact on how we inhabit our cities. [...]

Mayflower Lofts

Mayflower Lofts

If you have transvered the intersection of Tuolomne and Broadway, you have no doubt noticed the progress on the construction on the Mayflower building. We’ve written before about the interesting design from Pasadena based developers Jake & Romi. I got a sneak peak tour today with Jake (@JakeKojikian). Below are a sampling of photos. This where [...]

3 Remarkable Products from the Pacific Coast Builder’s Conference

3 Remarkable Products from the Pacific Coast Builder’s Conference

Recently, Enoch Sears, attended the Pacific Coast Builder’s Conference (PCBC) in San Francisco, CA, touted to be the largest building products tradeshow on the west coast. Below is his review. The show was half the size it has been in previous years, but still big enough to take up half of the Moscone Center. Many products [...]

thank you for 3 years and counting

thank you for 3 years and counting

September was a good month. This blog was active, reporting and opinionating on various built environment issues. If you missed anything, here is the recap: BLUE BIRD grand opening in the Kress Bldg Park(ing) Day finds a spot in Fresno Fulton Village foundation Tower District streetscape pilot project potential: Central Valley Cheese Mayflower Hotel under construction what lies beneath: Tower Streetcar [...]

SHRC votes Fulton Mall eligible for the National Register

SHRC votes Fulton Mall eligible for the National Register

UPDATE: 4:30 4/30/2010 Patrick Kolasinski has posted his review of the SHRC meeting. The nomination is an interesting one, because (unlike most historic resources), the mall is a) less than 50 years old, b) subject to an unusual ownership situation, and c) incredibly controversial. The mall was built in 1964 as part of an attempt to revitalize [...]

Kress Building unveiled after 60 years of hiding

Kress Building unveiled after 60 years of hiding

UPDATE: 4/7/10 The Fresno Bee has caught up with coverage of this fascinating building and interesting sequence of events that led to its discovery. Reporter, George Hostetter wrote the article that is feature on the website and on the front page of today’s paper. Though, you may notice that the story told below starting on March [...]

California High Speed Rail – Fresno station

California High Speed Rail – Fresno station

There is much anticipation for the California High-Speed Rail and the transformative properties it may have on Fresno. With state and federal money now allotted to the project, it is hard to curb my enthusiasm about the idea. After all we must be realistic that it will be several years if not a decade or [...]

Venerable Resources

14 December 2012

In response to the City of Fresno’s Historic Preservation Commission nominating three of the YMCA Buildings to the Local Register of Historic Resources, Fresno Bee columnist, Bill McEwen wrote an opinion that blasted the Commission and preservationists. In the column, Bill wrote “”The Historic Preservation Commission and its supporters have lost sight of the fact [...]

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National Architecture Week 2012

National Architecture Week 2012

09 April 2012

- National Architecture Week has come again. This is an annual celebration supported by the American Institute of Architects. This year it landed on 4/8-4/14 but locally we decided to celebrate the following week. National Architecture Week, or ArchWeek, as I like to call it is a time to showcase the positive role architects play in [...]

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Seeing through the Eyes of an Architect

29 February 2012

If you’ve ever known an architect, chances are he or she has some really cool and funky designer glasses. Let me give you some examples: So what makes an architect? Awesome glasses? Definitely. A slick bow-tie or black turtleneck? Check. But being an architect goes beyond the standard issue eye wear. Architects are put through a rigorous [...]

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Architect pledges major gift to Deaf Studies at CSUF

26 January 2012

Architect, Robert Nicol FAIA pledges major gift to advance Deaf Studies What: Fresno State to announce the receipt of the largest gift in the history of the College of Health and Human Services. Robert Duncan Nicol’s gift will support “The Silent Garden,” a project within the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies to cultivate communication [...]

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2012 AIASJ Design Awards

2012 AIASJ Design Awards

12 January 2012

Design Awards Often your peers are the best judge of quality and professional achievement. This is true for actors, writers, and architects, among others. The AIA San Joaquin hosts bi-annual Design Awards Program that recognizes the exemplary architectural design by San Joaquin Valley architects and for work built within the San Joaquin Valley. Local firms and [...]

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AIASJ lecture series: Ed Dean AIA

AIASJ lecture series: Ed Dean AIA

04 October 2011

Join the AIA San Joaquin for a lecture by Ed Dean regarding zero net energy design. A highlight of the lecture will be the case study of the new West Berkeley Library, including an analysis of how the design would change for the Fresno climate. This is a must see lecture for those interested in [...]

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