Comments on: Decade in Review: Top 10 in Fresno Architecture

By: the best and worst architecture of 2010 – nominations | archop

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:34:18 +0000

[...] At the start of this year and double ought teens decade, with the help of Joe Moore, and Shaunt Yemenjian,we put together an op-ed list. Decade in Review: Top 10 in Fresno Architecture. [...]

By: Keith Woodcock, AICP

Keith Woodcock, AICP — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:10:07 +0000

I know that this is a late comment, but when I recently came across this piece and read the comments, I just had to weigh in on the Fulton Mall. If memory serves, it was the FM that helped the City earn its All American City Award in the 1960’s. It was the subsequent decisions made by the City and RDA to allow great outward development that let the downtown erode. In fact, during most of the 1980’s Fresno had the largest annexation program in the nation that fueled outward development at the expense of its older neighborhoods and the CBD. Anyway, the article was good in that it stimulated a lot of discussion.

By: Panel Discussion – Decade in Review: Top 10 in Fresno Architecture | archop

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:24:06 +0000

[...] about the San Joaquin Valley’s built environment. That was the driver behind writing Decade in Review: Top 10 in Fresno Architecture. To date the article is our top read piece with nearly 1,500 page-views and 41 public [...]

By: National Architecture Week 2010 | archop

National Architecture Week 2010 | archop — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:23:49 +0000

[...] – Unitarian Church 6:30 social 7-8 panel Details – A collection of architects of the Top Ten buildings from last decade, will discuss the design of the buildings, their process and design [...]

By: Hal Tokmakian,AICP

Hal Tokmakian,AICP — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:14:59 +0000

RE;jdmccc commeht: “continuing failure of FFM” ? I couldn’t disagree more. Blame the Mall? Noooooo o o o. Lets talk about political compromises. lack of follow through by City govt. RDA, maintenance, housing in CBD; a competed freeway system 25 years overdue, an amended city General Plan in 1974 that changed city planning policy from centralization {1964] to decentralization. We are indeed fortunate that FFM still remains as the peerless work of Art and Landscape Architecture that it is.

By: Andrew Cardillo

Andrew Cardillo — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:41:24 +0000

In regards to the Performing Arts Center on the Clovis North campus, the correct spelling is “The Dan Pessano Theater”.

By: Imad

Imad — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:59:57 +0000

In my Building Code Consulting practice over the last 25 years, I had the opportunity to review the designs of all types of buildings and structures from architects and designers located throughout California, other States and some International.

I’m happy to report that Fresno and the Central Valley is the home of some of the best talented architects that can compete with the best of them. Many do not receive the recognition they deserve.

I enjoyed the article in the Bee, thank you Kiel, and it’s about times some of these buildings and their designers got the recognition and exposure. I will do my part to highlight these write ups on Social Media.

Well done!

Imad Naffa
NAFFA International

By: Arthur Dyson

Arthur Dyson — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:03:02 +0000

Kiel,

Kudos to you and your associates!

Recognition of the importance of our built environment is a valued step in creating a meaningful society. Your success in eliciting public dialogue in this direction is encouraging and highly beneficial.

In appreciation,
Art

By: Terry O'Rourke

Terry O'Rourke — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:51:09 +0000

Nice Blog . . . how do I get involved?

By: flo

flo — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:35:58 +0000

i enjoyed the varied list kiel…from the preservation of the train depot to our first LEED project of the Unitarian Church. I like how the list has mostly local architects too!