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fresh: Eve Yi Liu
Posted on 13 May 2010.
Through the grape vine, I heard new design talent moved to the Fresno area. Honestly, I can’t even remember who told me about Eve, and how I got her email. But none the less, in keeping with the FRESH feature, below are Eve Yi Liu’s words about herself, adventures in architecture, and how she got [...]
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impact: Milton Curry
Posted on 24 November 2009.
Most fresnans are familiar with the brain drain concept. It is a term referring to the most talented individuals draining away from our region because better opportunities and higher quality environments exist for them elsewhere. In the impact series we demonstrate that many of these individuals should not be mourned but celebrated for the impact [...]
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impact: Cornell graduate planning student returns to Fresno for thesis research
Posted on 23 October 2009.
In a new feature called impact we demonstrate how intelligent fresnans are influencing change in this city, region, national, and world. I met Danielle Thiesen Bergstrom while working on the Vernacular Architecture Forum hosted in Fresno in 2008. At that time Dani was working as a staff planner with the City of Fresno. She had [...]
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fresh: Dan Stark
Posted on 03 September 2009.
In the 2nd edition of fresh, let me introduce Dan Stark. Thanks goes out to architect James Tomlin for making the introduction over lunch. We shared stories about traveling in Nicaragua and a shared passion for sustainability. Below are Dan's words regarding, growing up, education, notable experiences, travel, architectural interests, and finally the Fresno move.
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fresh: Enoch Sears
Posted on 29 August 2009.
In a new series we are calling fresh archop will feature an individual in architecture or allied industry who has just relocated to the San Joaquin Valley, or returned after an extended absence. For the first edition we introduce a fascinating individual named Enoch Sears. I first met Enoch via email. He’d responded to a [...]
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theory thursday: branded recovery
Posted on 07 August 2009.
The time that we are in now is often compared to the Great Depression. Also links are made between the New Deal, WPA and other programs with the Stimulus Package, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and other associated programs. I’m not in the position or carry any real expertise to compare and contrast [...]
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fresh: John Dugan
Posted on 04 August 2009.
Following a nation-wide search, Thursday July 30th 2009 City Manager Andy Souza named John Dugan to the post of Planning and Development Director for the City of Fresno. Mr. Dugan will begin work with the City of Fresno on September 1st. While Mr. Dugan is amid what I can only imagine is a very busy transition [...]
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theory thursday: BLDGBLOG book
Posted on 30 July 2009.
Today, I received a copy of BLDGBLOG BOOK by Geoff Manaugh. I was intending to purchase a copy through Amazon, but then the economy caught up with me. Luckily, Mike Osegueda writer with the Fresno Bee and blogger for FresnoBeeHive received a press copy from Chronicle Books. Through twitter mikeoz wrote “i got it in [...]
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theory thursday: An Authenticity of ‘Rootedness’
Posted on 23 July 2009.
Dear Archop Nation, I was intrigued by the recent ‘Theory Thursday’ post concerning the concept of authenticity. Below is my attempt to further the discussion. The notion of authenticity has in it the idea of a pure, genuine original, a sort of Platonic ideal – ‘this is an authentic 1952 Tops Mickey Mantle Rookie card, [...]
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theory thursday:architecture cluster
Posted on 02 July 2009.
To build without engaging the “cluster” is impossible. To design without engaging the “cluster” is a missed opportunity. Though it had been published several years prior, I can recall being captivated by the notion of “clusters” in Michael Porter’s article in the Harvard Business Review called “Clusters And The New Economics of Competition”. As [...]
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theory thursday: value of critique
Posted on 25 June 2009.
Yesterday, our humble website strode clear over a milestone. For the first time we had over 100 visits to the site in a single day. By midnight, we actually had 184 visits. Our previous high was 79 visits, set on April 14th during National Architecture Week. We built this website back in January with the help [...]
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theory thursday: authenticity
Posted on 18 June 2009.
Authenticity is something we strongly believe in for Fresno’s built environment. What does Authenticity mean? Authentic architecture is unique to a place, it seems to fit. The building fits in both it’s geographic place as well as it’s place in time. Olive Avenue in the Tower District is authentic. Our old brick buildings downtown are authentic. Fresno’s [...]
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small stuff
Posted on 21 May 2009.
For the 2nd edition of Theory Thursday we focus on the small stuff. What started as an ideas competition for a small sign sponsored by the City of Fresno’s Downtown and Community Revitalization department has ballooned in to a hot debate involving community leaders, downtown advocates, graphic designers, and city leaders. So how and why did [...]
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theory thursday
Posted on 23 April 2009.
theory thursday will be a reoccurring string that will highlight a piece of scholastic architecture or introduce original theories for discussion. Yes this may get a little highbrow. “The use of energy and exosomatic artifacts (tools, books, buildings), as well as the use of symbolic artifacts (etiquette, social relations, customs), substantially accelerate the rhythm of evolution [...]
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